Commentary

"There is now a burden on Republicans to put together a coherent program." Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas<

It is easy to overgeneralize when discussing nations of the same region. In Latin America,for instan

Few trucking companies today consider themselves just truck lines. Indeed, many now own businesses t

Japan's top economic representative to the United States was in Chicago last week and stopped by our

FOR THE CONSERVATIVE INVESTOR who still likes the idea of big payoffs, a Japanese bank has just the

CARLOS SALINAS, Mexico's president, leaves office later this month with a record most other leaders

One accomplishment of the Clinton administration in this election year has been to devalue the dolla

Prospects for peace in the Middle East are hastening commercial links between Arabs and Israelis.

One of the great misconceptions of American politics is that the American people are politically ill

The last vestiges of Thatcherism were swept away last week when the British government was forced to

ADD ANOTHER voice to the chorus of reformers and trade partners calling for economic deregulation in

HARDLY A REPUBLICAN ANYWHERE remembers what it was like to run Congress. Indeed, the Republican camp

PRESIDENT CLINTON travels to Indonesia next week for the first of three high- profile, trade events:

Public corruption is a big issue in Argentina as next year's presidential election draws closer. Ind

Railroads that faced sharp criticism over the past decade from shippers without alternativesto rail

LLOYD'S WILL PAY VALID CLAIMSYour Oct. 26 article, "Lloyd's Wants to Make Sure Names

FOREIGN INVESTORS in China who complain of lax legal protection for their trademarks, patents and co

BRITAIN has backed away from a forward-looking plan to privatize parts of its postal service.

EUROPE'S BIGGEST POWERS are under attack from the air. The United States this week pledged to negoti

What do you have when you mix Florida politics, inter-American diplomacy, Miami's Cuban exile passio

First the bad news: Bill Clinton will not be in the best frame of mind when he lands in Jakarta next

A few years ago Yumi Kawase was riding a crowded Tokyo train during the morning rush-hour when she f

LABOR'S WORKPLACE INNOVATIONSThough provocative, your Labor Day editorial on the cha

HE'S BA-A-A-CK. John Dingell, the formidable chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Commi

Last week's Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty not only ends the state of war between the two countries,

What kind of year was it for the international trade community on Capitol Hill? Let's try the F-word

The White House is orchestrating yet another effort to block the Federal Reserve from further increa

OPEN MARKETS have always been just a rumor in the world clothing trade. A half century of global dea

The Clinton administration is threatening to impose restrictive quotas on imports of wool coats from

COUNTERFEITERS of textiles, computers, pharmaceuticals and other goods will have a toughertime of it

Haiti's labor unions have thus far been overlooked in the plans to rebuild Haiti. Having demonstrate

LIKE THE ICE that clogs it every winter, the St. Lawrence Seaway is obstructed the rest of the year

It was bound to happen. As soon as Republicans running for Congress this fall unveiled their"Contrac

The Uruguay Round - the most recent round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and

The sprawling ethics controversy that is surrounding and threatening the government of British Prime

A NEW WORLD of personal communications is about to emerge. In early December, the Federal Communicat

Mario Cuomo's proposal to nationalize Lilco, the Long Island Lighting Co., is bad news for New Yorke

With a week to go before Election Day, the Uruguay Round has not emerged as much of an issue in most

When American and North Korean negotiators broke 40 years of tension to sign an accord in Geneva, th

Liberals, who believe the nation's well-being requires more and more government, are stilltraumatize