Commentary

I want to share some thoughts with you on the challenges that our members in the International Longs

WHEN GEORGE BUSH announced his free-trade agreement with Mexico this month, no one mentioned the cho

"Sustainable development" is the buzzword that connects free traders and environmentalists, linking

In the wake of the Los Angeles riots, the House of Representatives last month passed a long-term aid

One of the hallmarks of President Suharto's 25-year rule has been political stability. Another featu

JAPAN IS OFTEN CRITICIZED by environmentalists for its fishing practices. But in one area, at least,

AS THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IS LEARNING, Chris Koch is as good as his word. The chairman of the

For the past quarter century, Indonesia has been a model of political stability and economic develop

IT'S ELECTION TIME, and the voice of the tax-cutter is heard in the land. Democratic candida

"Caramba, Paw," chirped Maw, holding up the Mugsville Bugle, the town's every-other-day-if-the-publi

The Bush administration had to hustle to get its free-trade-with-Mexico plank ready for this week's

Flying time from New York to Houston is only a little over three hours. Yet judged by the rhetoric f

EVERYONE KNOWS the rich got richer and the poor poorer during the 1980s, right? Maybe not. Anew stud

THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY'S "Big Three" - American, United and Delta - no doubt aren't losing much sleep

Today is the first anniversary of the Russian coup, and conditions there remain little changed. Only

"I would like to invest my savings in stocks when a new exchange opens in Xian," a fellow train trav

There is a school of thought in Washington that holds it is politically unwise to enter into a trade

A WORKABLE SYSTEM OF RAIL REGULATIONThe publication of your editorial calling for the elimin

These are not happy times in Britain. Responsible for the longest running recession in decad

IT'S AUGUST AND EUROPE IS ENGAGED in its annual mid-summer slumber. But if the summer heat causes th

FINANCIAL HEAVY HITTERS from the United States and Spain are taking aim at the Mexican market for li

With the election season in full bloom, George Bush and Bill Clinton must offer the nation a new ind

The S.S. United States, the world's fastest passenger liner, was recently sold in bankruptcy and tow

In their bid to "sell" free trade pacts to the public, senior officials may fall victim to hyperbole

SLOWLY, QUIETLY, Congress is trying to re-regulate trucking. The Bush administration should put a st

President Bush first envisioned a North America Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada as an en

Nearly a year has passed since President Bush first declared he would not grant Israel $10 billion i

It was only three years ago that The Washington Post declared an end to America's "cult of the entre

AMERICAN EXPORTERS this week found more cracks in the trade wall that has separated the United State

BANK REGULATORS, embarrassed by undetected cross-border fraud at the Bank of Credit and Commerce Int

THE "LEVEL PLAYING FIELD" CROWD is at it again. Determined to keep airlinesfrom reaping the

THE SHIPBUILDERS' STRAW MAN ARGUMENTOver the past two years the Shipbuilders Council of Amer

Your July 2 editorial, "Opening European Skies," was right on the mark. The goal in aviation regulat

Thailand is in the middle of yet another political coup. But in a radical departure from the past, t

THE BLATHER HAS STARTED. George Bush had barely announced agreement with Mexico and Canada on a free

If this is August, it must be time to overhaul the Federal Reserve. Just a year ago, liberal Democra

HEALTH INSURERS are nursing a black eye in Congress. The industry's shiner comes from a bill that co

AS U.S. AND KOREAN OFFICIALS proved last week, hard bargaining pays off. Their agreement Friday to o

Yoshio Murakami, 38, an Osaka greenhouse owner, last week visited his nation's capital to discuss th

The emerging democracies of Eastern and Central Europe are in a classic Catch- 22 when it comes to b