Adrift in the Caribbean: Haiti and the international community
The international community’s role in Haiti is adrift. None of this is going to end well.
Georges Fauriol
July 2, 2021
A Global Americans interview with Francisco J. Monaldi
The following interview between Global Americans’ Executive Director Guy Mentel and Francisco J. Monaldi took place this week as the Biden-Harris administration moves to combat climate change and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt global oil markets.
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June 30, 2021
The G7 agreement on a global minimum tax will further squeeze the Caribbean
As the G7 meetings concluded in Cornwall, England, one outcome was an agreement on a global minimum tax. This initiative will further squeeze the Caribbean just as it is struggling to recover from the harm the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked on tourism, the region’s main economic sector.
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June 22, 2021
A Global Americans Interview with Richard E. Feinberg
The following interview between Global Americans’ Executive Director Guy Mentel and Richard E. Feinberg took place this week, in light of recent and upcoming trips to Central America from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vice President Kamala Harris. The purpose of this interview was to glean insight from Mr. Feinberg as an expert with decades of engagement with inter-American relations, and evaluate the Biden administration’s leading agenda items: migration, corruption, foreign investment, and more.
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June 4, 2021
Lessons from Paraguay and Guyana’s brushes with Chinese vaccine diplomacy
The ambition and capability of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to affect the political affairs of nations across Latin America and the Caribbean have only grown during the global pandemic. Recent events in Guyana and Paraguay show that COVID-19 vaccines have influenced governments, either directly or indirectly, toward Beijing’s political preferences.
Henry Bacha
May 11, 2021
Chinese engagement in the Dominican Republic: An update
Chinese advances in the Dominican Republic that once inspired concern in Washington have gone largely unrealized. For the U.S., the Dominican Republic represents both a fleeting opportunity and challenge in its struggle against China’s expanding presence in the greater Caribbean region.
Evan Ellis
May 7, 2021
Widening the Aperture: Nearshoring in Our ‘Near Abroad’ (an Executive Summary)
If the United States allows other Caribbean Basin countries to be eligible for components of its ambitious domestic agenda, it could simultaneously increase U.S. competitiveness and provide benefits to the region that far outweigh any traditional foreign assistance programs.
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May 4, 2021
Tragedies at sea: Venezuelan migrants continue to flock to Trinidad and Tobago despite border closure
There are over five million Venezuelan refugees and migrants around the world, of whom 200,000 are estimated to be in the Caribbean. Despite border closures and often dangerous travel conditions, Venezuelan migrants continue to try and make the journey to Trinidad and Tobago.
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April 30, 2021
Strengthening U.S.-Caribbean relations through the Caribbean diaspora
The U.S.-based Caribbean diaspora, as diverse as the region itself, constitutes a mosaic of communities. Coordinating, listening, and working with the Caribbean diaspora will provide U.S. policymakers with pathways to internalize the complexities of the region at large as well as the dynamics within specific Caribbean nations.
Georges Fauriol
April 30, 2021
Saber-rattling and high stakes in Guyana’s geopolitical neighborhood
The Essequibo territory remains a point of contention between Guyana and Venezuela, and the stage is now set for the ICJ to step in and render a judgment.
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April 8, 2021