Commentary

URUGUAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION has brought new political forces into power at a time when the count

ROCKEFELLER CENTER, that landmark of American business, is joining the ever- lengthening list of U.S

The downfall of East Germany's communist regime threatens political collapse, a new shock for an Eas

Ever since 1945, the Soviet Union has resisted Japanese demands for return of four tiny northern isl

AFTER MONTHS OF EQUIVOCATION, the Bush administration has endorsed a 35 percent increase in the reso

The sugar industry is among the most heavily protected sectors in U.S. and European agriculture. In

A STORM BROKE OVER JAPAN last month when word got out that Fujitsu Ltd. had won a municipal computer

Western Europe's euphoria over the political drama in the eastern half of the continent soon could b

SEALIFT POLICY EDITORIAL IGNORED SOME FACTSYour editorial, "Sealift Policy" (Oct. 20), is th

Even as the crumbling of the Berlin Wall augurs well for the end of a divided Germany, Gorbachev-ins

As my wife and I and our two boys enjoyed a bountiful Thanksgiving feast last week at the home of th

THEIR IDEAS for making the United States more competitive may have failed miserably, but one thing m

Energy experts are warning of a potential new oil "shock" in the 1990s now that U.S. oilimports have

THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION recently agreed to keep on subsidizing four U.S.-flag containerships tha

The U.S. government maintains relations with all but a handful of countries. Thus, it is only reason

The Commerce Department reported last week that the U.S. trade deficit dropped to $7.9 billion in Se

No doubt about it, the environment has been a hot topic in 1989, and that is not a reference to glob

PITY THE POOR CAR RENTER. Every trip to the airport rental counter presents him with an unintelligib

SOLIDARITY LEADER LECH WALESA, who has just visited the United States, asks for aid for Poland on th

FEW SPECTACLES ARE MORE repugnant than the sight of senators and representatives taking money for m

Aviation is part of the European Community's drive to create a single market for trade among its 12

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A slow process of change in the 1990s will transform our country from an economic democracy to more

THE END OF THE COLD WAR finally is hitting home at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, n

THE UNITED STATES has legitimate bones to pick with South Korea. That fast- growing economic powerho

BRAZIL'S ELECTION last Wednesday, in which none of the 21 aspirants for the country's presidency app

A dense multicolored paper curtain cascaded down as Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari trav

The Senate is in no hurry to consider Edward J. Philbin's nomination to be the next chairman of the

With the breaking up of the Berlin Wall and the tumbling apart of the Soviet Union's East bloc hegem

AFTER THE WRECK of the Exxon Valdez, no one can argue that the shipboard abuse of alcohol is not a p

Japan's ability to raise money for its businesses is one of the amazing economic stories of our time

The United States should welcome foreign investment in this country and in U.S. airlines. We also sh

TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF CIVIL WAR in Namibia have ended with the best possible result. The South-West

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's speech before a joint session of Congress this week highlighted the

THE SKIES BETWEEN the United States and Japan will become more crowded next October when a new aviat

ATTRACTING WORKERS TO THE SEAFARING LIFEAn Aug. 18th article cited a Maritime Administration

Los Angeles ranks as the city with the worst air quality in the United States. To address this probl

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THE UNRAVELING of East Germany's political, social and economic structure raises important questions

The structures are Byzantine in their complexity, their elaborate machinations often are shrouded in