As Suriname prepares to elect a new parliament, the country faces a series of challenges that endanger its geopolitical standing. Whatever the outcome, the next government must be ready to tackle these issue.
Suriname’s May 2020 elections: Crossroads time?
By Scott B. MacDonald / MENU
Democracy & Elections
Navigating Guyana’s muddy waters
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
On the eve of a massive oil windfall, Guyana finds itself in the midst of a political power struggle, forcing the United States to walk a careful path between a comfortable partner and a regime it once looked on with suspicion.
Democracy & Elections
Guyana at Risk: Ethnic politics, oil, Venezuelan opportunism and why it should matter to Washington
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
A no-confidence vote in the parliament has triggered new elections, at a time—not coincidentally—that the country is grappling with how to manage its oil windfall. The U.S. can help.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
Caribbean: 2030 Trends
The reports examine five specific areas—transnational security challenges, institutional capacity, economic growth, demographics, and technology—and how they will shape politics, economic and U.S. relations in the Caribbean by 2030.