Commentary

SMALL AND MID-SIZED American companies have a problem. To survive in competitive markets they need w

AFTER SOME BLUSTER over possible sanctions in the future, President Clinton did the smart thing Thur

A crucial barometer of the Clinton administration's nascent trade policy will be its ability to deve

IF EDOUARD BALLADUR gets his way, French industry will never be the same. France's new conse

As negotiations resume for parallel accords to the North American free-trade agreement (Nafta), oppo

It was in Los Alamos, N.M., that I became fully aware of the enormous time, energy and money that go

Tightrope Walker Bill is about to make his move. He's attempting two high wires almost simultaneousl

THE BUZZ inside the Beltway is getting louder as the House approaches a crucial vote on President Cl

Waiter: What kind of hazardous material would you like on your salad, sir? Customer: I'll ha

STEINFELD'S 'ABSURD' UNDERCHARGE ARTICLEThe opinion piece written by Joseph L. Stein

The Clinton administration's international trade policy is muddled, contradictory and confused, like

BEYOND THE BIG, FRONT-PAGE trade deals are the mechanics of trade: shipping goods worldwide, clearin

Opponents of the North American free-trade agreement, or Nafta, have raised the specter of massive j

Friction and misunderstandings are inevitable as long as Japanese are seen as inscrutable. We must b

ALLEN S. ROBERTS was special. Just one year into his tenure at The Journal of Commerce, he had alrea

NOTHING SUCCEEDS like success . . . or does it? China, working hard to boost production, is

NIKE: ANERA IS OUTDATED, UNFRIENDLYIt would be very satisfying to share the optimism express

AFTER THREE YEARS in a deep coma, the global trade talks have been revived. Leaders in Washi

A new breed of manager is set to transform Europe's liner shipping industry over the next few years.

Although U.S. and European companies are cashing in on Russia's privatization boom, the country's en

Call it a revolution, if you like. That's what it was in practice. In a historic referendum

REASONABLE FEES FOR MININGYour editorial on proposals to reform the U.S. mining law ("Minera

The Clinton administration's decision to scrap plans for maritime reform was a major defeat for Tran

WHEN BILL CLINTON unveiled his deficit-cutting plan in February, he challenged opponents to come up

SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE just can't wait. Seems Bill Clinton needed a haircut the other day, an

"Can a nation call itself a superpower if it does not have a merchant marine?" We asked this

US TEXTILES STILL A BIG BUSINESSYour May 3 article, "U.S. Workers Feel Pinch of Impo

By the time he returned home half-soused and slightly wobbly, his pockets empty, his heart filled wi

MEXICAN PRESIDENT Carlos Salinas is throwing away his government's overdraft protection. To

With the recent weakness of the dollar in world markets, a joke is making the rounds in Washington.

The gloomy report cards on Bill Clinton ignore an important area in which his administrationhas made

RESPONDING TO ROB QUARTELRob Quartel's "An Open Letter to Federico Pena" (March 9, Page 8A)

EUROPE IS BREATHING AGAIN. Denmark's ratification of Europe's unity treaty this week means aUnited S

A New York judge last week declared what most Americans can plainly see - the Nissan Pathfinder, a p

All over the world, governments are struggling with slow economic growth, recession and, in a few ca

A few weeks ago I visited Japan's northern island of Hokkaido to do some stories. While there I comm

INFLATION IS REARING its head in China. The world's fastest growing economy, the government acknowle

THE HAMMERING AND SAWING you hear this week on Capitol Hill is the sound of Democrats building a pla

The May 1 International Labor Day festivities in Mexico City affirmed the shambling return of Fidel

THINK TWICE before pouring that mustardy vinaigrette on your salad tonight. The federal government w