Region
Central America & Caribbean
Economics, politics, trade, security and island dynamics across Central America and the Caribbean.
5 published articles
Overview
Central America and the Caribbean connect several major economic and maritime spaces. This section examines the trajectories of the region’s states and territories, their trade, institutions, climate vulnerabilities, security challenges and relations with neighbouring and global powers.
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Kingston: How Jamaica Aims to Become the Maritime Crossroads of the Americas
In Kingston, shipping containers tell a story that extends far beyond Jamaica's borders. Along the port's quays, goods arriving from Asia, Europe and the Americas are unloaded, transferred, stored and shipped onward to other destinations. Many of these cargoes will never truly en
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Central America & CaribbeanDominican Republic: The Rise of a Caribbean Economic Power
In Punta Cana, aircraft descend in steady succession over the hotel complexes lining the Atlantic coast. A few hundred kilometers away, in the industrial zones of Santiago and Santo Domingo, factories manufacture medical devices, electrical equipment, and components destined for
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Central America & CaribbeanThe Caribbean: The Geography of Dependence
In the ports of Kingston, Bridgetown, and Santo Domingo, goods arrive daily from distant continents. Food products, fuel, industrial equipment, vehicles, and consumer goods cross the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico before being distributed across economies whose geographical proxi
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Central America & CaribbeanNicaragua: A Revolution Trapped by Its Own Legacy
In July 1979, fighters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front entered Managua. The overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle brought an end to several decades of rule by a dynasty that had gradually blurred the distinction between the interests of the state and those of a single
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Central America & CaribbeanPanama: The Canal Enters the Age of Scarcity
In Panama, the distance between two oceans is measured in kilometers. But the ability to connect them is increasingly measured in meters of water.