Commentary

If ever there were a marriage made in heaven, it would be the unraveling space establishment of the

After a five-year boom in growth, the emerging nations of Southeast Asia are poised for economic "ta

WHILE MOST COUNTRIES ARE STRUGGLING to cut agricultural subsidies, coffee exporters and growers are

Railroad and trucking industry officials predict Congress will pass some sort of waste transport leg

Romania's ostracism in post-communist Europe should now end. After prolonged delays, the Bush admini

Ethnic strife in the Caucasus, a serious threat to the former Soviet republics, is receiving insuffi

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are at it again. Another trade dispute, this one over beer, will unfold

THERE'S LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE in the "cash for clunkers" program President Bush outlined on Wednes

The republics of the former Soviet Union confront overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to develop

The presidential election has stirred new isolationist spirits across the country. Jerry Bro

APART FROM MR. BUSH'S "cash for clunkers" program, the administration Wednesday proposed a variety o

On Dec. 3, 1984, the worst industrial accident in history occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide pl

LONG GASOLINE LINES during the 1970s taught Americans the consequences of relying on oil from unstab

Looking at Japan's ballooning trade surplus, you would never guess that this economic giant is isola

SOVIET COMMUNISM and South African apartheid have met their demise in the space of a few months, dev

The U.S. Senate voted last week to impose a 25 percent import tariff on minivans and jeeps. This cou

"The ball's in their court." That's a phrase Lawrence Eagleburger, the deputy secretary of s

CHOOSING A LONG-DISTANCE PHONE COMPANY is a routine task for most consumers. It is anything but rout

WITH BRITAIN'S LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES deadlocked in the current election campaign, politicians th

This Friday will be an important milestone in the pilgrimage to the polls on Nov. 3. March 20 is Pre

Altruism, collegiality and self-interest converge in the growing efforts in the West to stave off th

Chinese leaders agreed in 1984 that whatever capitalist Hong Kong looks like in 1997 - that's when t

AFTER MORE THAN a year of study, a blue-ribbon panel charged with reviewing U.S. maritime law has co

This month, textile giant Milliken & Co. of South Carolina won an ''impressive" victory against fore

The days when Britain's miners were regarded as a dangerous pack of militant extremists determined t

THE RHETORICAL TIDE IS RISING over shipments of toxic waste by industrialized countries for disposal

IN DEFENSE OF STATE MARINE PILOTSYour recent article on state marine pilots who guide oceang

THE UNITED NATIONS "EARTH SUMMIT," set for this June in Brazil, is shaping up as one of the year's b

American aerospace firms that supply defense and space equipment - Grumman, Raytheon, Rockwell, Gene

Former California governor Jerry Brown has picked up the "fair trade" mantle in appealing to pro-uni

DEFENDING NY-NJ STATE PILOTSAfter reading your recent article on state pilotage operations (

LAST WEEK, WE SUGGESTED here that multi-industry labor unions could resolve some of their internal d

DESPERATE TO FIND A REGULATORY FIX for the airline industry's troubles, official Washington is deman

President Bush, in his State of the Union Address, unveiled a comprehensive plan to stimulate econom

Privatization, a call that has rallied Eastern European countries to loosen central control of their

Little glimmerings of an economic recovery are providing some cheer to President Bush in his season

Will the recession deter or promote development of environmental facilities such as water treatment

UNION WORKERS CAN BE FORGIVEN for wondering, at times, what they're getting for their dues. Hardly a

CANADIAN LUMBER EXPORTERS, angry about last week's U.S. Commerce Departmentfinding that Cana

Reading the recent first report of a commission advising the president and Congress on international