Commentary

Transportation problems in the Caribbean are hindering trade and economic growth in the region. Misg

PROTECTIONISM IS OUT, but national security is in. The attempt by U.S. bearing manufacturers to gain

Our laws that govern the financial system, be it the division between investment banking and commerc

The big surprise thus far in the 1988 presidential race is not the tone of the debate, noisy, nasty

FOR MOST AMERICAN BUSINESS TRAVELERS and tourists, visas are a thing of the past. Catching the next

It has all the bustle of a wartime staff room. Pouring over charts and maps, designs and strategies

IN THE WORLD OF international trade policy, discretion is often the better part of valor. With that

The Soviet Union moved a step closer to adopting elements of a free-market economy when the Supreme

A FACT OF GREAT RELEVANCE to this year's presidential race was lost in the weekend's reportage of th

FATIGUE FACTOR AT SEA OUTWEIGHS DRUG ISSUERegarding Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley's O

AN ERA ENDED Monday as Michael B. Smith stepped down from his post as deputy U.S. trade representati

There have been serious practical barriers and misunderstandings that have been encountered by the b

Boycott seems to be the new prescription for any French ills. Restless public employees, fro

CHUBB CORP.'S QUICK and open response to the deluge of negative publicity surrounding its controvers

For more than three decades, Noel Hemmendinger has been the doyen of the American trade bar. There i

IT TAKES TWO TO HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT: For every country that's buying more than it sells, others mus

After eight years of searching for a campaign issue, George Bush hit paydirt with the Pledge of Alle

JUST HOW POWERFUL would James A. Baker III be in a Bush administration? Washington insiders

MICHAEL DUKAKIS' PLAN to allow first-time home buyers to use their Individual Retirement Accounts to

MARKETS ARE IN in the developing world. Over the last decade, country after country has reduced the

Mexico's roughly $103 billion of external debt creates a set of economic pressures on the country th

As once happened in Uruguay and Argentina, the threat of terrorism has been seized upon by the gover

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated was Mark Twain's response to a premature obituary in

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV'S PERESTROIKA is spilling over to the credit window: If the Soviets have their way

TEAMSTERS UNION OFFICIALS added a healthy dose of democracy to their constitution last week - and pr

ARTICLE ABOUT RICE MISSED KEY FACTSA. E. Cullison's column, Loud Ruckus in Japan Over Rice (

Peace and prosperity, trite as the cliche sounds, describe correctly the main issues in any presiden

Those who like the kind of divided government that comes from having one party in the White House an

Last week's three-day meeting of the Central Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party in Belgrade e

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is a quiet man, more at home contemplating an abstruse stati

THE FIRST FRUITS of the 1988 trade law have ripened in Washington. In a report mandated by the new l

The 12-nation European Community has embarked on an ambitious program to complete what it started mo

CALIFORNIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN the nation's trend-setter. Whatever the fashion, Californians seem to lea

Whenever and wherever there is talk and discussion about integration of markets, instruments and ins

NOW ACTION IN PA. REMAINS CONSISTENTThe Journal of Commerce's report, NOW Suit Challenges Pa

The chaotic scenes at Europe's airports this summer as passengers suffered some the worst delays eve

LEAVE SYMBOLS ALONE is a good rule for diplomats: Challenging the icons of another society is a sure

THE GROWING COHESION of the world economy makes many Americans more than a little uncomfortable. The

The bridge loan that the U.S. Treasury recently agreed to extend to Mexico has renewed concerns abou

ON FRIDAY, U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter will announce his decision on the unfair trade