ANTHONY T. BRYAN

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ANTHONY T. BRYAN

May 10th-12th, 2022, Presentation: Beyond oil and gas: Preparing for Guyana’s sustainable future, Guyana Energy Conference (GIPEX), https://energiesnet.com/guyana-energy-conferece-gipex-on-10-12-may-2022-professor-anthony-bryans-video-conference/

February 1, 2022, Book Launch, Panelist and Contributing Author, “Oil Dorado? Guyana’s Black Gold”, https://youtu.be/W16jk0BdSZY

Is there a future for the oil and gas sector within the Caribbean’s Blue Economy? Chapter 14 in The Caribbean Blue Economy. P. Clegg, R. Mahon. P. McConney, H. Oxenford (eds.) Routledge, 2021

September 9, 2021, “The Caribbean Blue Economy.” Panelist, The United States and the Caribbean: New Opportunities for Strategic Engagement. CPC, IIR, UWI Webinar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BdftlfeZA

September 2, 2021, Panelist. “Security in our hemisphere: A look at the U.S. southern border and the intersection of diplomacy and development in the security context.” Institute for Defense & Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  https://www.idb.org/security-in-our-hemisphere/

March 17, 2021, “Guyana’s Oil discoveries are redefining the Caribbean region’s oil potential.” STATSOLIE https://suriname-energy.com/en/article/guyana-discoveries-redefining-caribbean-regions-oil-potential-dr-anthony-bryan

March 1, 2021, “Rivalry in the Guyana-Suriname Basin: The holy grail of oil and gas.” OilNow https://oilnow.gy/featured/rivalry-in-the-guyana-suriname-basin-the-holy-grail-of-oil-gas/

March 2021, Author, “The Southern Caribbean energy matrix and the consequences of the regional push for renewable energy.” Working Paper No.2. Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University. https://lacc.fiu.edu/research/publications/lacc-caribbean-working-paper-series/bryan_southern-caribbean-energy-matrix_wps2-2021.pdf

July 10, 2020 (&David Lewis) “Post-election chaos could threaten long-awaited oil windfall in Guyana. OilNow. https://oilnow.gy/featured/post-election-chaos-could-threaten-long-awaited-oil-windfall-in-guyana/

January 16, 2020, “Guyana: the fast-rising Commonwealth petrostate: What lies ahead?”  The Round Table. The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs. https://www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/commonwealth/americas/guyana/guyana-the-fast-rising-commonwealth-petro-state-what-lies-ahead/

2019, Anthony Bryan, “The whole picture: Oil and Gas exploration in the Caribbean,” Oil Dorado: Guyana’s Black Gold. John Mair and Neil Fowler (eds.) Goring, U.K.: Bite-Sized Books, Ltd. Pp 87-92

December 16, 2019 “Clear de way Guyana coming back.” OilNOW https://oilnow.gy/featured/clear-de-way-guyana-coming-back/

February 2019 “Climate change and energy geopolitics: Game changers.”  CERM Newsletter Vol.2 Issue 3 https://www.caribbeanintelligence.com/content/geopolitics-and-renewable-energy

GEORGES FAURIOL

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GEORGES FAURIOL

*October 22, 2021, “Adrift: US-Haiti policy,” Global Americans. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/10/adrift-us-haiti-policy/

*July 29, 2021, “Featured Q & A: Will a new leader be able to bring Haiti together?”  Latin America Advisor.   https://bit.ly/3zNdYdN

*July 23, 2021, Voice of America Press Conference USA Haiti Update (interview). https://www.voanews.com/episode/haiti-update-4741801

*July 16, 2021, “Hotbed Haiti: Crisis Conditions,” The National Interest.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/hotbed-haiti-crisis-conditions-create-fortuity-america-189873

*July 2, 2021, “Adrift in the Caribbean: Haiti and the international community,” Global Americans.

https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/07/adrift-in-the-caribbean-haiti-and-the-international-community/

*February 5, 2021, “A Cycle of Instability: Haiti’s Constitutional Crisis,” Chatham House.  https://americas.chathamhouse.org/article/cycle-instability-haiti-constitutional-crisis/

*January 14, 2021, “The Caribbean Potential: Reimagining the Region’s Policy Frameworks.” LACC Caribbean Working Paper Series: Working Paper No.1 

Florida International University.

https://lacc.fiu.edu/research/publications/lacc-caribbean-working-paper-series/

*October 6, 2020,”Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean: The Haitian Challenge,” Global Americans. 

https://www.csis.org/analysis/good-governance-and-corruption-caribbean-haitian-challenge

DAVID LEWIS

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DAVID LEWIS

Guyana could see billions in oil revenue with right process …

https://www.miamiherald.com › op-ed › article245674315

Opinion by David E. Lewis. 18 Sẹp 2020

Election results from March stuck in political deadlock | Miami …

https://www.miamiherald.com › op-ed › article244604897

If Guyana does not resolve its presidential elections, oil riches will slip away

Opinion. By David E. Lewis. July 30, 2020

Delay in elections resolution could cost Guyana financially – Guyana Chronicle

July 10, 2020

https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/07/10/delay-in-elections-resolution-could-cost-guyana-financially/

Election results still unresolved after three months | Miami …

https://www.miamiherald.com › op-ed › article243232396

3 Jun 2020

Caribbean economies face turbulent seas

12 September 2019

https://www.gisreportsonline.com/caribbean-economies-face-turbulent-seas,economy,2976,report.html

The Guiana Shield: A Zone of Southern Caribbean Integration and Sustainable Development

By David E. Lewis, Henry MacDonald, and Jean Yves Lacascade

November 28, 2017

https://www.csis.org/analysis/guiana-shield

The Relevance of U.S.-Caribbean Relations: Three Views

June 30, 2017

By Michael Matera, Georges A. Fauriol, David Lewis, Nicole Ghazarian, Evan R. Ellis, Scott B. MacDonald, and Anthony T. Bryan

https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/170630_Matera_RelevanceUSCaribbeanRelations_Web.pdf

IVELAW GRIFFITH

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Recent Articles

“Guyana and Venezuela: a David and Goliath match up?” OilNOW, April 22, 2023, available at https://oilnow.gy/featured/guyana-and-venezuela-a-david-and-goliath-match-up/

Oil, Water, and Climate Change in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, Global Americas, May 11, 2022, available at https://theglobalamericans.org/2022/05/oil-water-and-climate-change-in-the-guyana-suriname-basin/

Vaccination and Vaccine Diplomacy in the Caribbean By Ivelaw Griffith December 9, 2021

https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/12/vaccine-diplomacy-in-the-caribbean/

“Geopolitics of Oil and Water in Guyana: Part 2,” OilNOW, June 25, 2021, available at Geopolitics of oil and water in Guyana: Part 2 – Ivelaw Griffith | OilNow.

 “Geopolitics of Oil and Water in Guyana: Part 1,” OilNOW, June 17, 2021, available at Geopolitics of oil and water in Guyana: Part 1 – Ivelaw Griffith | OilNow

Your Black Matters, June 4, 2021, available at Podcast – Black Matters | Black Matters (yourblackmatters.com)

“Three key imperatives new oil producer Guyana should pursue,” OilNOW, May 28, 2021, available at Three key imperatives new oil producer Guyana should pursue | OilNow.

Black Talk, May 25, 2021, available at Episode 05 Dr Ivelaw Griffith – BlackTalk Podcast | Listen Notes.

“Caribbean Geopolitics in the Age of COVID-19,” Florida International University/LACC-Caribbean Policy Consortium Webinar Geopolitical Competition and Cooperation in the Caribbean in the Age of COVID-19, held on May 13, 2021, available at (1) Geopolitical Competition and Cooperation in the Caribbean in the Age of COVID-19 – YouTube.

“New Dynamics in Northern South America’s Geopolitical Neighborhood,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 28, 2021, available at New Dynamics in Northern South America’s Geopolitical Neighborhood | Center for Strategic and International Studies (csis.org)

The Red Line, Who Controls the Caribbean. April 18, 2021, available at ‎The Red Line: 41 – Who Controls the Caribbean? on Apple Podcasts.

“Stakes are high for Guyana and Venezuela in long-standing border controversy,” OilNOW, April 10, 2021, available at Stakes are high for Guyana and Venezuela in long-standing border controversy | OilNow.

“Saber-rattling and high stakes in Guyana’s geopolitical neighborhood,” Global Americans, April 8, 2021, available at Saber-rattling and high stakes in Guyana’s geopolitical neighborhood (theglobalamericans.org)

SAMANTHA CHAITRAM

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CPC Fellow

SAMANTHA CHAITRAM

*June 2020, “American Foreign Policy in the English-speaking Caribbean: From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-first Century.” New York: Palgrave Macmillan. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030459857

*November 5, 2020, “Will a Trump or Biden victory make a difference for the English-speaking Caribbean?” Global Americanshttps://theglobalamericans.org/2020/11/will-a-trump-or-biden-victory-make-a-difference-for-the-english-speaking-caribbean/

*November 12, 2020, “Featured Interview: Biden and a New Era of Engagement in the Caribbean.” Nearshore Americas. https://nearshoreamericas.com/engagement-in-the-caribbean-biden-presidency/

*February 12, 2021, “New Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S.-Caribbean Relationship”. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados Video. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=854364741792059

*April 30, 2021, “Tragedies at sea: Venezuelan migrants continue to flock to Trinidad and Tobago despite border closure.” Global Americans. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/04/tragedies-at-sea-venezuelan-migrants-continue-to-flock-to-trinidad-and-tobago-despite-border-closure/

SCOTT MACDONALD

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Scott MacDonald publications

“A Global Americans Review of Managing New Security Threats in the Caribbean”, Global Americans, November 21, 2022. https://theglobalamericans.org/2022/11/a-global-americans-review-of-managing-new-security-threats-in-the-caribbean/

“Governance and Electoral Continuity and Change in the Caribbean”,  Global Americans, August 5, 2021. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/08/governance-and-electoral-continuity-and-change-in-the-caribbean/

“A Global Americans Interview with Gaston Schulmeister, Director of the Organization of American States Department Against Transnational Organized Crime”, Global Americans, May 20, 2021. 

https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/05/a-global-americans-interview-with-gaston-schulmeister-director-of-the-organization-of-american-states-department-against-transnational-organized-crime-dtoc/

“Congested Ports, Economic Problems and Challenged Supply Chains”, National Interest, June 13, 2021. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/congested-ports-economic-problems-and-challenged-supply-chains-187411

“China Has No Intention of Walking Away from Its Claims on Taiwan”, National Interest, May 18, 2021. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-has-no-intention-walking-away-its-claims-taiwan-185495?page=0%2C1

“Geography, Migration and Borders”, The Global Economic Doctor, Smith’s Research & Gradings, April 20, 2021.  

“Has Anything Changing Since French Guiana’s 2017 Social Upheaval?”, Global Americans, April 20, 2021. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/04/has-anything-changed-since-french-guianas-2017-social-upheaval/

“Suriname’s Corruption and Money Laundering Challenges”, Global Americans, March 24, 2021. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/03/surinames-corruption-and-money-laundering-challenges/ 

“U.S.-Cuban Rapprochement?” Global Americans, February 5, 2021. https://theglobalamericans.org/author/scottbmacdonald/

“A Global Americans Review of The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times, Global Americans, February 1, 2021. https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/02/a-global-americans-review-of-the-cubans-ordinary-lives-in-extraordinary-times/ 

Co-authored with Bruce Zagaris, “The Caribbean and Money Laundering: Waiting for the post-COVID-19 World”, Global Americans. https://theglobalamericans.org/2020/12/the-caribbean-and-money-laundering-waiting-for-the-post-covid-19-world/

JAN YVES REMY

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JAN YVES REMY publications

The United States and the Caribbean: New Opportunities for Strategic Engagement

On Thursday 9th September, 2021, the UWI Institute of International Relations (IIR) in collaboration with the Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC) held a virtual Webinar entitled “The United States and the Caribbean: New Opportunities for Strategic Engagement”

The event was moderated by Professor Jessica Byron, Director, IIR, and featured the following panelists and topics:

A New Paradigm for US-Caribbean Engagement

Professor Ivelaw Griffith Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

VENEZUELA: Challenges and Opportunities

Brigadier General (ret.) Boris Saavedra Associate Professor, Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Washington D.C

CUBA: Challenges and Opportunities

Professor Carlos Alzugaray Former Cuban Ambassador and Professor, Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, Havana, Cuba

HAITI: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Georges Fauriol Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

Blue Economy Resilience

Professor Anthony Bryan Former Director, IIR, and Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

CLIMATE RESILIENCE: Challenges and Opportunities

Professor Norman Munroe Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Florida International University


Latest Webinars

Governance and Electoral Continuity and Change in the Caribbean”

On Thursday 17th June, 2021, the Institute of International Relations (IIR) in collaboration with the Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC) held a virtual Webinar entitled “Governance and Electoral Continuity and Change in the Caribbean: Retrospect and Prospect 2020-2021”

The event was moderated by Professor Jessica Byron, Director, IIR, and featured the following panelists and topics:

Panelists

“Guyana’s Electoral Saga: Implications for Governance in a Plural Society”

Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Senior Lecturer, The UWI, Cave Hill

“Behind the altars of populism and power sharing: Electoral outcomes and Prospects for Stability in post-Bouterse Suriname”

Jack Menke, Professor, Anton de Kom University

“Elections and Governance in Trinidad and Tobago”

Hamid Ghany, Professor and Director, SALISES, The UWI, St Augustine

“Dynamics of Electoral Change in Haiti and the Dominican Republic”

Georges Fauriol, CPC Fellow

“Political Continuity and Policy Adaptation in Jamaica”

Earl Moxam, Political Analyst, RJRGleaner, Jamaica


Latest Webinars

Geopolitical Competition and Cooperation in the Caribbean in the Age of COVID-19

With a special emphasis on the English-Speaking Caribbean, the LACC/CPC Caribbean Policy Series includes three webinars with experts from the Greater Caribbean region, moderated by FIU faculty and CPC members, and a series of policy-oriented papers addressing economic, political, and strategic matters in the region that will be published electronically by LACC. The LACC/CPC Caribbean Policy Series is part of LACC’s renewed commitment to expand programming related to the English-Speaking Caribbean, a sub-region with phenomenal human capacities, strong democratic institutions and incredibly rich socio-cultural and environmental diversity.

Summary

The Caribbean has enduring geopolitical value and COVID-19 added to its complexity. This webinar examines the geopolitical landscape of the contemporary Caribbean, China’s growing influence and other outside actors, COVID-19 and pandemic diplomacy, US interests, and strategic resource wealth, management, competition, and access.

Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith’s paper, “Health Geopolitics in the Contemporary Caribbean,” which is part of the LACC Caribbean Working Paper Series, can be accessed HERE

Panelists

Dr. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith
Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies and Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

Dr. Elena Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Central Florida

Ambassador G. Philip Hughes
Faculty, The Institute of World Politics and Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

Bruce Zagaris
Partner, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP and Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium

Moderator

Hon. Luis Guillermo Solís
Interim Director, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University and former President of Costa Rica


Latest Webinars