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The View from Europe
The gap between rhetoric and reality
David JessopMay 23, 2016As each day passes, the internal situation in Venezuela deteriorates. Rumours of military coups and unstoppable violence swirl, street protests escalate, ordinary citizens suffer shortages of medicine, everyday foodstuffs, and ...
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Alternative routes to energy security
David JessopMay 16, 2016A little over a week ago, Caribbean and Central American leaders met in Washington to discuss an extensive programme intended to diversify energy sources in the countries of the Caribbean ...
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Reading the writing on the wall
David JessopMay 6, 2016In Havana on April 28, the Dominican Republic and Cuba agreed to explore the possibility of a partial scope trade agreement.
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Renewing the US relationship
David JessopMay 1, 2016A few days ago the US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously agreed a draft bi-partisan bill that seeks to have the Administration give greater priority to the US-Caribbean relationship.
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The View from Europe
Another blow for Venezuela
David JessopApril 22, 2016Last week in Doha, many of the world's major producers of crude oil tried, but failed to agree to freeze production, in order to stabilise and eventually increase prices. It ...
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The fourth industrial revolution and the Caribbean
David JessopApril 16, 2016How well will the Caribbean cope with the 'disruptive technology' and 'disruptive innovation' that in less than a decade could change structurally, employment, competiveness and consumer thinking in most developed ...
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The Panama connection
David JessopApril 13, 2016A few days ago the leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, called on the British Prime Minister to consider taking direct control of Britain's Caribbean overseas territories. His ...
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The View from Europe
Time for a lite and flexible ACP relationship?
David JessopApril 3, 2016On March 21 the European Commission published a summary of submissions on the future relationship between Europe and the 78 member African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of nations (the ACP).
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Drones and the Caribbean
David JessopMarch 25, 2016Drones, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) loved by hobbyists, but which have important everyday commercial and other applications, are starting to become an issue in the Caribbean, raising unusual questions ...
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Beyond the headlines: Cuba and the wider world
David JessopMarch 18, 2016On Monday (March 21) President Obama will become the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928.
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Brexit and the UK territories- an opportunity for new thinking
David JessopMarch 13, 2016On June 23 voters in Britain will decide whether they wish to remain within the European Union (EU). If they vote to leave as some polls suggest, they may inadvertently ...
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The Cashless Society
David JessopMarch 4, 2016If you read the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post or some of the world's other heavyweight newspapers, you may have seen in recent months, articles discussing ...
