While President Ali’s election is a victory for the country’s democratic electoral process, the burden of good governance will bring a number of challenges.
The international community’s patience is running thin as Guyana’s incumbent government continues to abuse the judiciary in its last attempt to stay in power.
The APNU+AFC coalition’s refusal to concede defeat has decreased trust in the coalition, putting its domestic and international future at risk.
With the electoral crisis nearing its end, things appeared to be heading in the right direction for Guyana. But recent statements from the APNU+AFC coalition put the entire process at risk.
As Suriname prepares to elect a new parliament, the country faces a series of challenges that endanger its geopolitical standing. Whatever the outcome, the next government must be ready to tackle these issue.
On the eve of a massive oil windfall, Guyana finds itself in the midst of a political power struggle, forcing the United States to walk a careful path between a comfortable partner and a regime it once looked on with suspicion.
A no-confidence vote in the parliament has triggered new elections, at a time—not coincidentally—that the country is grappling with how to manage its oil windfall. The U.S. can help.
The reports examine five specific areas—transnational security challenges, institutional capacity, economic growth, demographics, and technology—and how they will shape politics, economic and U.S. relations in the Caribbean by 2030.
