Commentary

A Christmas card from former Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens tells a tale about the European

Sometimes a fig leaf will do just fine to cover up an embarrassment, as President Clinton has found

Running a modern-day ship is complicated. Sextants and compasses have given way to computer-driven e

For many computer owners, 1997 will be the year when Internet users will begin to see more features

One of the biggest vacancies in the U.S. Trade Representative's Office is the one created bythe nomi

It was only a matter of time until somebody figured out a way to make a quick buck off being a World

If the 105th Congress expects to make any headway in restoring the federal government to its proper

Two years after the peso's December 1994 collapse, Mexico's economy is back. That's not to say that

Human resources officials of U.S. companies abroad are being told to ignore foreign workplace hiring

Late last month, the government and the guerrillas in Guatemala signed an agreement ending Central A

NO WINNERS IN NEWESTAFGHANISTAN STRIFEOn Sept. 27, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul fell

While the rest of the world was celebrating on New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of valiant citizens

The end of a sad chapter in the history of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. could be near. Canadian Pacific

''The 21st century will begin Jan. 1, 2001.'' That simple sentence, admitting no dispute, comes stra

From the birth of economics in the 18th century, economists have tried to identify what promotes gro

For free-trade aficionados, 1996 wasn't much of a year.The only major multilateral achieveme

The ship was riding out the ice storm, at anchor south of Cape May Point, when my pal the pilot rush

Queen Elizabeth II has announced she will ennoble rock star Paul McCartney, making him the first Bea

A thorough overhaul of primary and secondary education in America will likely be high on the priorit

The time has come to either rate the best stories of 1996 or predict what will happen in 1997. I pre

Down in New Orleans, a certain pilot is a local hero.His quick thinking and action, most agr

America remains largely in denial about the implications of an aging society.This attitude i

Western Europe is headed for a radically different farm policy. We don't know what it will look like

1997 is shaping up as a decisive year for the transportation industries and their customers. From a

As political anthropologists sift through the election returns searching for deep meaning, the most

Cigarette makers have had a 40-year winning streak in lawsuits against smokers and their estates, pe

REVISITING A 'TRADETRIP FROM HELL'From every experience we are supposed to learn, and to use

The year-end figures will show 1996 to be another record year for the U.S. trade deficit. The number

Truckers across Europe have had a miserable few weeks.First, the fire in the Channel Tunnel

Don't expect America's relations with China to get warm and panda-like any time soon.Visit C

America's bullish tale of moderate economic growth and low inflation continues to unfold. Inflation

Soon it will be the Year of the Ox - suitable, since many ship lines may find theirs gored,and by a

The unfolding hostage drama in Peru is only one symptom of a disorder now spreading through large po

The Clinton administration is pulling out all the stops to confirm Charlene Barshefsky as the U.S. t

The Treasury Department is considering a request from Cargill Inc., the giant Minneapolis grain deal

There is an old Alka Seltzer commercial in which a guy who has just gorged himself cries in nausea,

THE STEADY PROGRESSOF MEXICO'S REFORMSAndrew Reding's suggestion in his Dec. 19 opinion arti

One of the secrets of China's remarkable economic success is, ironically, its political enemy, Taiwa

More fun than making New Year's resolutions - but equally likely to lead to embarrassment - is the a

My head exploded a couple of weeks ago.Here in the land of Bill Gates, the Silicon Forest an