Because the archives of many Arab countries are sealed or highly restricted, writings by Arab officials are often of value--but notMaan Abu Nowar'sstudy of Jordan's early development.

For Americans, the Southern Coneremains to a remarkable degree terra incognita.

Though at this point there seems little prospect that a wide-ranging multilateral investment agreement will be reached by October,UnderSecretary of StateEizenstat must press on.

Drugs are cheaper in Canada than in the United States, leading the Senate to back a bill that would allow the reimportation of U.S.-made drugs from Canada.

A fusillade of criticism has fallen upon the United States for being the lone holdout in a WTO proposal to encourage poor nations to import generic versions of patented drugs.

Icannot think of a better place to discuss the challenges facing NATO and my thoughts on how we get through them in ways that actually leave NATO stronger and better for the effort.

U.S. President George W. Bush can again look deeply into the eyes of Russia's Vladimir Putin at their summit next week. But unlike at their first encounter, when Mr. Bush said he had seen Mr. Putin's soul and learned to trust him, the U.S. president this time must use the occasion to make clear that the dissolution of the Soviet Union is final and irreversible.

The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee discusses what would be required for the development of a single transatlantic market in financial services.