Suriname and Guyana – Share the Oil Wealth, Please
In both Guyana and Suriname, there remains considerable work to be done to spread each nation’s wealth.
Scott B. MacDonald
December 11, 2024
Caribbean Geopolitics and Curaçao’s Isla Refinery
The lengthy odyssey surrounding the reactivation of Curaçao’s refinery is pulling the Dutch Caribbean island into a complicated matrix of geopolitics between the United States, the Netherlands, China, and Venezuela.
Scott B. MacDonald
December 8, 2023
Killing the Golden Goose: Why Maduro Will Not Trade Oil for Elections
Though the payoff may not be immediate, U.S. policymakers and the international community should continue to support measures, such as the recent sanctions-relief policy, that increase the odds of fostering Maduro’s worst fear: division and uncertainty within the regime.
Leonardo Di Bonaventura Altuve
November 16, 2023
Petrobras – An Agent of Transformation in Meeting Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contributions?
Given Petrobras’ high profile in the energy sector with proven expertise in low-carbon emission technologies, such as hydropower and biofuel, taking the discussed steps could secure Brazil as a hemispheric leader in green energy and the decarbonization transitions.
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July 14, 2023
Cómo las sanciones contribuyeron al colapso económico de Venezuela
Uno pensaría que cualquier análisis de la contracción económica de Venezuela colocaría las sanciones económicas en un papel central.
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January 10, 2023
How Sanctions Contributed to Venezuela’s Economic Collapse
One would think it should be self-evident that any account of Venezuela’s economic contraction would place economic sanctions in a central role.
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January 9, 2023
Oil, Water, and Climate Change in the Guyana-Suriname Basin
Yes, the rising sea levels might only affect offshore drilling operations minimally. But the rising waters and other manifestations of climate change disrupt habitation and the normal conduct of political, economic, and social business within those societies, such that having the wealth could be of little consequence for the people there.
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May 11, 2022
Good Governance, the Best Play for Guyana
Guyana can be a prominent player in the Latin America and Caribbean region only if it relies on good governance, not just abundant cash and oil resources, to achieve progress.
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February 18, 2022
Will Guyana become the next United Arab Emirates? Only time will tell.
It is important to ensure that oil funds create a diversified, free-market economy that is not dependent on oil and gas. Guyana should look no further than the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to learn how to do this.
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February 10, 2022
Guyana’s role in the emerging green energy transition
Unprecedented growth will be driven by Guyana’s recent discovery of 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas. Despite the optimism, Guyana’s surge will also coincide with a world in which fossil fuels are losing favor.
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August 26, 2021