Commentary

With the number of new technologies, pharmaceuticals and forms of artistic expression increasing exp

It sounds so easy.The United States is ''getting fleeced in every way'' in world trade thank

Iran is slightly more than three months away from the most crucial election since the Islamic revolu

The European Union's bid for a leadership role in a new round of world-trade talks risks being serio

Well before the start of the new round of world trade negotiations later this month, battle lines ar

Who do you know who is an honorary doctor of humane letters at California State University, an honor

The end of the Cold War is spawning fresh hope in a little-expected place, Indonesia, where the sele

Growing anxiety underlies the bright economic news in the country. That may seem ironic at a time th

Soon the world will gather in Seattle to kick off the next round of trade liberalization talks. As t

Gen. Pervez Musharraf may have acted boldly in seizing power in Pakistan three weeks ago, but he's t

If you conduct business in Europe, how you respond to the euro could mean the difference between you

As surely as wars are won by bleeding, elections are won by choosing. Russian Prime Minister Vladimi

Is it premature to move articles relating to ocean transport to The Journal of Commerce commodities

Who said: ''Given the chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, we shall soon

It's not supposed to happen this way.For the second time in a month, a far-right party has t

Overshadowed by grander themes in an impassioned speech on global poverty and peace the other night

Rep. Henry Hyde may well persuade Congress to eliminate the antitrust immunity that allows ocean car

Word recently leaked out that the United States had lost an important World Trade Organization decis

Fidel Castro this week stuck his rhetorical thumb in the United States' eye once again.Some

It seems like such a simple idea. Make it so there's just one place where importers and exporters ca

Two recent cases regarding the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, known as OPA '90, will have a significant

Good bye, Glass-Steagall. Hello to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.It seemed like it woul

For those of you who missed it, two weeks ago was Boss' Day. Judging by the offices I have seen arou

While non-governmental organizations prepare massive demonstrations at Seattle against a new round o

The idea behind the House Republicans' bid to cut congressional salaries isn't a bad one: At a time

Cuba is a society in contradiction between its official ideology and its unofficial economic realiti

There is a critical issue that affects the maritime industry now and will affect it even more in the

E-commerce: simply put, the ability for someone you never see, talk to or know to sell you goods, si

No one is going to accuse Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., of patience when it comes to the Ocean Shipping R

The Food and Drug Administration has wisely decided to hold a series of public meetings this fall to

Since the Industrial Revolution, every decade has had its unique defining characteristics - innovati

Linda Paralez found an agency wrapped in red tape when she went to work for Seattle's Department of

European air transport, for long rigged by airline-owning governments, has an air of the Wild West a

Industrial espionage is an intangible problem that companies and governments are reluctant to admit

In Luxembourg until recent times, the Dancing Procession of Echternach, an annual religious pilgrima

I read with interest the article ''Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors'' (Oct. 12, Shipcard Sect

Ever since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing's Communist leaders have been promisi

When will the railroad industry finally get it right?That question must be foremost in shipp

Prodded by the science establishment, the State Department has again expressed interest in acquiring

You wouldn't want to have been in Nicholas White's shoes earlier this month. But there's at least on