The Obama administration must ensure the trade deal won’t undermine Central American competitiveness, writes COA’s Eric Farnsworth for World Politics Review.
With unprecedented international attention given to energy security, Central America and the Caribbean represent the test case for energy policy that leads to a sustainable energy future.
At a panel organized by AS/COA experts discussed the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative to spearhead both U.S. and private sector investment in clean-energy for the region.
Book Reviews: Caribbean Renewal: Tackling Fiscal and Debt Challenges, by Charles Amo-Yartey and Therese Turner-Jones;
The Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union: Macroeconomics and Financial Systems, by Alfred Schipke, Aliona Cebotari and Nita Thacker
Migrants have long known that crossing the border to the U.S. is dangerous and difficult, but now they face new challenges south of the U.S. border, in Mexico.
There's a lot of romanticism around traveling to Cuba now but there would still be an interest in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other destinations, suggests AS/COA’s Alana Tummino.
