Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long ago, on an R&R from reporting the Vietnam War, I hunted bears in Kashmir.India and Paki

Trucking is changing, and in big ways. The days of drivers waiting by pay phones for instructions ar

Americans probably remember that quaint television commercial in which a wise old gentleman, touting

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

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

''Smart'' may have replaced ''new'' and ''improved'' as the marketing buzzword du jour.In ad

Two old ghosts have returned to haunt Canada: a falling currency and renewed talk of secession by Qu

The world has been asking, ''Who will feed China?'' But the answer is already clear. China's rising

The Congo, perhaps unfairly, has always been a symbol of the anarchic. The horror of Joseph Conrad's

You've got to love American companies. Coca-Cola, which has been successful of late selling soft dri

Few international companies can afford to ignore the potential of the Common Market of the South (Me

''Clerk to produce,'' the overhead voice blares. ''Clerk to produce.''Suddenly my trance is

Is the bitter infighting now under way within the West Coast dockworkers union the normal state of a

Recently, the U.S. Customs Service mounted a major offensive in the federal government's latest brai

Now that the Russian government has unpegged the ruble, ordered a restructuring of its domestic debt

Look inside South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and you will find a man who is well-equipped intelle

Pat Buchanan's new book, ''The Great Betrayal,'' is both economics and social philosophy. Reviews of

Whenever the stock market drops, the pessimists and doomsayers rear up with predictions of further s