BRUCE ZAGRIS

Renewed American Focus Can Bring Regional Tourism Dividends, Bahamas Tribune, Aug. 22, 2016

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2016/aug/22/renewedamericanfocuscanbringregionaltourism

The G7 agreement on a global minimum tax will further squeeze the Caribbean, TheGlobalAmericans June 22, 2021.

Legal aspects of helping Suriname achieve better anti-corruption and governance, TheGlobalAmericans September 2, 2020

Authored two chapters in the ebook Good Governance in the Caribbean: Obstacles and Opportunities https://theglobalamericans.org/good-governance-in-the-caribbean-obstacles-and-opportunities.

Potential Services Cooperation Between Barbados And Brazil, which appears in BUSINESSBARBADOS, Feb. 17, 2010 (discussing potential cooperation in tourism and culture), found at: http://www.businessbarbados.com/index.php?RootSection=34&Section=49&PostID=1062&News=1&TrackID=$TrackID.

Podcast, Understanding the Global Minimum Corporate Tax, in GlobalTradeLaw, July 12, 2021  https://youtu.be/i8ZUeLLzSm0

Changes in international regulatory regimes on Caribbean corporate, financial, regulatory and transparency law, OFFSHORE INVESTMENT (Part I, Jan. 2016) and Part II (Feb. 2016) (see attached PDFs).

IMF Report on Loss of Caribbean Correspondent Bank Relationships Shows Lack of Level Playing Field, Tax Notes International, Nov. 13, 2017.

Tourism:  The Orphan of Caribbean Policy, Journal of Travel Research 24 (Winter 1988) (co-author with Louis Emory

Whirlpool in the Caribbean Community:  the Services Sector in 1993 and Beyond, 6 Caribbean Affairs 84-96 (Apr.-June 1993

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

*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.

*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

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

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)

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 Americans.  https://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 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. 

“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 publications

• “Dispute Settlement at the WTO: How Did We Get Here and What’s Next for Commonwealth States?” Trade Hot Topics (Commonwealth Secretariat): (Issue 166/September 2020): Available at: https://thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/files/inline/THT_166_UPDF.pdf
• “Our Trade Vulnerability Index Explained: Why, What, How and What’s Next” Co-authored with Jason Cotton (CDB) (August 2020). Available at: https://www.afronomicslaw.org/2020/08/19/our-trade-vulnerability-index-explained-why-what-how-and-whats-next/
• “COVID-19 Makes the Case for Our Trade Vulnerability Index” (May 2020). (co-authored with Cotton, J. Jason, and Alicia Nicholls (Available at Afronomics Law Blog: https://www.afronomicslaw.org/2020/05/10/covid-19-makes-the-case-for-our-trade-vulnerability-index/)
• “The Belt and Road Initiative and the Caribbean-China Investment Policy Framework” in Caribbean Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative (UWI-GLOBAL Belt and Road Research Bulletin, January 2020) (Co-authored with Alicia Nicholls)
• “Closing the Gender Divide Through Trade Rules” (October 2019), CIGI Publication
• “Mainstreaming Gender in Trade Agreements (October 2018), CIGI Publication
• SRC Working Papers/Policy Documents (available at: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/src-research-papers/ ):
  • Postscript to “Trading Our Way to Recovery During COVID-19”: My Thoughts on how CARICOM can implement our recommendations (November 2020)
  • Trading Without Borders: Celebrating the Association of Caribbean States and Unlocking its Full Potential (November 2020) (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite)
  • SRC Policy Document: Trading our way to Recovery During COVID-19: Recommendations for CARICOM Countries (October 2020) (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite and Alicia Nicholls)
  • SRC Policy Brief: Diagnostic Review of E-commerce Related Policies Initiatives and Legislation Across CARICOM (June 2020) (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite)
  • Using A Trade Vulnerability Index to Determine Eligibility for Developing-Country Status at The WTO   (September 2019) (co-authored with Jason Cotton and Alicia Nicholls)
• SRC Trading Thoughts (available here: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/category/src-trading/), including:
  • The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and CARICOM: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/the-eus-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-and-caricom/
  • Should CARICOM Countries support a WTO TRIPS Waiver to Access the COVID-19 Vaccine? (co-authored with Mustaqeem De Gama) December 2020 (https://shridathramphalcentre.com/should-caricom-countries-support-a-wto-trips-waiver-to-access-the-covid-19-vaccine/ )
  • A WTO Trade Response for CARICOM to Counter EU Blacklisting (co-authored with Alicia Nicholls) December 2020 (https://shridathramphalcentre.com/a-wto-trade-response-for-caricom-to-counter-eu-blacklisting/ )
  • “Unlocking the Full Potential of the Association of Caribbean States” (November 2020) Co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite
  • “Lessons from the Appellate Body’s Parting Shot in the WTO Tobacco Plain Packaging Dispute”, June 2020 (https://shridathramphalcentre.com/lessons-from-the-appellate-bodys-parting-shot-in-the-wto-tobacco-plain-packaging-dispute/ )
  • “Heeding Prime Minister Mottley’s Clarion Call for a Vulnerability Index”. SRC Trading Thoughts Column. Co-authored with J. Jason Cotton (CDB) and Alicia Nicholls. May 2020. https://shridathramphalcentre.com/heeding-prime-minister-mottleys-clarion-call-for-a-vulnerability-index/.
  • “What the new Appeal-Arbitration System Might Mean for the Future of WTO Dispute Settlement” April 2020 (https://shridathramphalcentre.com/cure-or-curse-the-new-appeal-arbitration-system-in-wto-dispute-settlement/ )
  • “What COVID-19 Teaches About Caribbean Vulnerability and Resilience”. Co-authored with Alicia Nicholls and Chelcee Brathwaite. (April 2020) https://shridathramphalcentre.com/what-covid-19-teaches-about-caribbean-vulnerability-and-resilience/.
  • “CCJ Advisory Opinion Endorses Differentiated Approach to Free Movement in CARICOM”. SRC Trading Thoughts Column. Co-authored with Alicia Nicholls (March 2020). https://shridathramphalcentre.com/ccj-advisory-opinion-endorses-differentiated-approach-to-free-movement-in-caricom/.
  •  “Opting Out” of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas? The Significance of the CCJ’s Pending Advisory Opinion”. co-authored with Alicia Nicholls (November 2019) https://shridathramphalcentre.com/opting-out-of-the-revised-treaty-of-chaguaramas-the-significance-of-the-ccjs-pending-advisory-opinion/.
  • “Why the WTO Appellate Body Crisis Matters to the Caribbean” (Nov 2019) (co-authored with Alicia Nicholls: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/why-the-wto-appellate-body-crisis-matters-to-the-caribbean/
  •  “Cement saga confirms importance of CCJ to CARICOM” co-authored with Alicia Nicholls (September 2019)