The binding referendum would also be the first time that Puerto Rico’s current status as a U.S. commonwealth is not included as an option. Instead, the ...
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The Puerto Rico Status Act’s Historic Push Towards Self-Determination
Rachel Lee | 
Cascading Crisis Threatens Caribbean’s Unique Biodiversity
Alejandro Trenchi | 
The Caribbean is one of the world’s premier biodiversity hotspots. Coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove swamps, and tropical rainforests play a crucial ...
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As Coral Reefs Are Dying, Cuba’s Thriving Reefs Offer Reasons for Hope
David E. Guggenheim | 
Cuba is a striking example of how, if we properly manage the local factors that impact coral reefs, we can build coral reef resilience worldwide, and ...
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Security Implications of The China-Cuba Alliance
Maria Werlau | 
After the Cold War, Cuba and China developed a strong and comprehensive alliance. Today, their collaboration is two-fold. Firstly, the ...
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A Global Americans Review of Development and Stabilization in Small Open Economies
Scott MacDonald | 
Worrell’s Development Stabilization in Small Open Economies is highly recommended not only for Caribbeanists, but also those interested in challenges ...
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Even When Thinking Regionally, The Inertia of Migration Deterrence Remains Unstoppable
Jordi Amaral | 
Despite a proliferation of targeted visa restrictions, the reality is that migration has continued. As the option of flights and other regular travel ...
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Decarbonize, Diversify, and Depolarize
Carlos Alvarado-Quesada | 
Climate change and the global energy transition place Latin America and the Caribbean at a crossroads: it can either take a leap forward to become a more ...
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June Marks the Beginning of Atlantic Hurricane Season—So, How Can the Caribbean Bolster its Resilience?
Jackson Mihm and Alejandro Trenchi | 
With or without climate change, extreme weather events will exist and regrettably affect people in the Caribbean and worldwide. However, as global average ...
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Curaçao’s Population Crisis
Alex Rosaria | 
Curaçao has to make it more attractive for people to have children by reducing the opportunity costs of getting married and raising kids.
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