Too often Latin America and the Caribbean fall off political radar screens in Washington. Nonetheless, geography, robust trade and investment ties, strong demographic links, and shared democratic and economic values connect Americans deeply with the region. In 2013 and beyond, the second Obama Administration and Washington policymakers of all stripes should work to…
The historically pro-American multilateral organization known as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been struggling for decades to form a regional “Single Market and Economy” (CSME) to integrate the disparate islands and sub-continental economies of the Caribbean Basin into a common market based on sound democratic institutions and pro-market policies. The obstacles to…
The Cuban people, living within the constricted space permitted by the 53-year-old Cuban Revolution, have not benefited from the remarkable leap forward in communication technology over the past few decades. Havana’s repressive regime wishes to shift censorship’s traditional fault lines to the electronic sphere, severely restricting its population’s ability to chart its…
The future of Haiti—still uncertain following the January 12 earthquake that claimed between 200,000 and 300,000 lives and left 1.5 million homeless—will be the subject of an upcoming major donor conference at the United Nations. Scheduled for March 31, this conference will focus on the creation of a master plan for Haiti’s future accompanied by the requisite pledging of…
(Archived document, may contain errors) 2/11/91 155 IS HAITI TURNING INTO ANOTHER CUBA? (Updating Backgrounder 746, "Haiti's Continuing Challenge to U.S. Policy Makers," January 18, 1990.) Haiti last week joined the ranks of the Western Hemisphere's democratic nations, leaving Cuba to stand as the sole dictatorship in the Americas. Internationally supervised…
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As some Venezuelans mourn the death of populist President Hugo Chávez, their northern neighbors in the Caribbean Basin...…
In Santiago, Chile, on January 28, the new regional body, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC),...…
The failure of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to appear for what…
Super-storm Sandy lived up to expectations yesterday and overnight, delivering a powerful punch…
The U.S. Coast Guard is facing a growing threat in the Caribbean: undersea drug trafficking. The New York Times...…
Puerto Rico has long flirted with the idea of becoming the 51st state. This year voters will once again have their...…
Cuba—to listen to, watch or read some of the media—is a place that has remained unbowed in the face of impoverishment by...…
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