Book Review: “Challenged Sovereignty: The Impact of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism, and Cyber Threats in the Caribbean” by Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith
Challenged Sovereignty: The Impact of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism, and Cyber Threats in the Caribbean is well-researched, considers the relevant literature, and a great read, livened up with personal anecdotes.
A Global Americans Review of Authoritarian Police in Democracy, Contested Security in Latin America (Uma revisão global americana da polícia autoritária na democracia, segurança contestada na América Latina)
O livro de Yanilda María González examina por que é tão difícil reformar as forças policiais da América Latina.
A Global Americans Review of Policía autoritaria en democracia, seguridad disputada en América Latina
El libro de Yanilda María González examina por qué es tan difícil reformar las fuerzas policiales de América Latina.
A Global Americans Review of Authoritarian Police in Democracy, Contested Security in Latin America
Yanilda María González’s book examines why it is so difficult to reform Latin America’s police forces.
A Global Americans Review of Development and Stabilization in Small Open Economies
Worrell’s Development Stabilization in Small Open Economies is highly recommended not only for Caribbeanists, but also those interested in challenges faced by small open economies, students, and policymakers—including those in multinational organizations.
A Global Americans Review of Resisting Backsliding
Gamboa’s book offers a vital contribution to the academic debate over democratic backsliding. More importantly, it offers practical wisdom. If structural and institutional factors are all that matter, then there is little that democrats can do to resist an ambitious executive
A Global Americans Review of The Caribbean on the Edge: The Political Stress of Stability, Equality, and Diplomacy
The Trinidadian-born author offers the supportable contention that leadership and institutions are crucial variables in the performance matrix of countries in the region.
A Global Americans Review of The Military of the Caribbean: A Look at the Defense Forces of The Anglo Caribbean, 1958-2022
The book’s intent is to describe “the origin, structure, recruitment, training, and roles of the contemporary military organizations in the Anglo Caribbean,” with a sub-theme centering on women in the defense forces, once the preserve of men.
A Global Americans Review of Escaping the Governance Trap
According to Shenai, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are entangled in a governance trap, which he defines as “a path-dependent equilibrium in which weak states with contested authority fail to penetrate civil society and achieve self-sustaining economic growth
A Global Americans Review of The American Imperative
[Runde’s] view of international development is transformational, where outside assistance can catalyze internal reforms and lead to broad-based economic growth.