Commentary

Vice President Al Gore has not yet presented the Senate with the global-warming treaty he negotiated

President Clinton is scheduled to meet with Russian leaders in Moscow today - assuming he can figure

Germany, Europe's largest economy, is at a political crossroads. Later this month, Germans will deci

America's Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, one of four critical regulatory units at the Food an

The sharp drop in the U.S. stock market and other stock markets around the world is being worsened b

With bomb-blackened Berlin collapsing around him in 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the dark

Yes, all of us are sick and tired of the Clinton-Lewinsky-Starr story - very sick, sad and angry.

As if Japan doesn't have enough to worry about, here's something else: Most publicly traded Japanese

President Clinton's upcoming trip to Russia sends a signal to the world that a strong relationship w

It's fair to say there has never been anything like the summit set for this week in Moscow. If Bill

Recent volatility in the financial markets suggests that Asia has yet to move past the turmoil of th

Although it has been easy to miss in a summer dominated by news of heat waves and scandals, laissez

Looking at the Parthenon for the first time is like stepping into a metaphysical world of artistic p

In his article predicting the imminent demise of the Hong Kong dollar, (''Hong Kong dollar: RIP?'' O

One of the severance packages doled out in the fallout over the BankAmerica Corp.-NationsBank Corp.

A new wake-up call has gone out to U.S. heavy industries, particularly steel. The message is succinc

I am a second generation longshoreman, and my family has worked in the maritime industry for more th

Was there life before Post-it notes? Probably. But it wasn't nearly so rich with sticky reminders, c

The term ''protectionism'' traditionally has been used to describe government measures that shield d

So much for the oft-repeated claim that nothing of importance happens during August in global financ

Dredging the nation's seaports is essential to the free flow of international shipping. But for near

The big mystery in the capital is why people in the rest of the country aren't outraged about Presid

Trade relations between the United States and Europe have always had a certain edginess to them. Eve

Russia moved a step closer to the abyss this week when it unveiled its long-awaited debt restructuri

As the Pacific Maritime Association prepares to negotiate its next contract with the International L

Recent public discord in U.S.-Japan relations has been confined largely to fiscal and monetary polic

For reviewers and pundits who have commented on Steven Spielberg's remarkable film, ''Saving Private

In labor disputes, unions usually enjoy underdog status. That role is worth something in the contest

Vietnam has consistently recorded one of the worst financial performances of any country in Asia.

After the pants-down presidency of Bill Clinton, the presidential election of 2000 may well become a

Try as you might, it is difficult to avoid the unpleasant conclusion that the operations of the Unit

The European Union is less than 100 days from launching a currency that will be legal tender from no

Apparently bored with being a currency board, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority seems to have become

The next few weeks could be a political lifetime for congressional Democrats who must feel a growing

When Laurent Kabila toppled Mobutu Sese Seko, Africa's longest-ruling dictator, a few cautious voice

Mexico has come a long way in the last few years, politically and economically. One thing, however,

Chaos may be too strong a word to describe what is happening in Russia, but as long as Boris Yeltsin

The nation's merchant fleet is dwindling away, jeopardizing the security of the country's trade, its

When an Islamic terrorist organization issues a fatwa, or judgment decree, it is a decree of law to

OK, people, fun time is over. We've heard Bill Clinton's selective version of the truth, his mea min