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The View from EuropeThe danger in what others wish for in Venezuela
David JessopFeb. 20, 2018A few days ago, the International Energy Agency reported that oil production in the US was undergoing extraordinary' growth. The OECD-related body for net importers of oil said that the ...
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The View from EuropeThe wider implications of the Golding report
David JessopFeb. 10, 2018There will likely be much written in the coming weeks about the detail contained in the long-awaited Golding Report reviewing Jamaica's Relations with CARICOM and CARIFORUM.
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The View from EuropeTrump's remarks give Venezuela breathing space
David JessopAug. 22, 2017Speaking on August 11, at a press conference at one of his golf courses, the US President, Donald Trump, scored the equivalent of a foreign policy own goal.
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The View from EuropeThe unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean
David JessopJuly 17, 2017Last month, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) produced a worrying 'situational update' on the implications of the accelerating numbers of Venezuelans arriving in Trinidad, Brazil and Colombia.
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The View from EuropeWho will reform CARICOM?
David JessopJuly 14, 2017There is a pervasive view within and beyond the Caribbean that the regional integration process is foundering, and that its progress is being held back by an absence of political ...
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The View from EuropeChina and the Americas
David JessopJune 18, 2017A few days ago, China struck a remarkable deal: it agreed with the state of California to work on projects that will help lower US greenhouse gas emissions.
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The View from EuropeBritain, Brexit and an uncertain future
David JessopJune 18, 2017A little over a week ago, the British people went to the polls. Although the snap general election was supposed to strengthen the government's negotiating hand in leaving the European ...
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The View from EuropeIs the US any longer a reliable partner?
David JessopJune 4, 2017For the Caribbean, climate change and its mitigation is like no other issue: it is existential.
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The View from EuropeVenezuela's crisis raises wider regional issues
David JessopMay 7, 2017Last week, after months of growing street protests, detentions, escalating violence, at least 36 deaths, and shortages of almost all basic necessities, Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, announced the creation of ...
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The View from EuropeAddressing the loss of health care professionals
David JessopApril 30, 2017Around the world, public health care systems are in crisis. From India to Australia, nations in the developing and developed world are struggling to meet the expectations of their local ...
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The View from EuropeThe new dimensions of regional security
David JessopApril 23, 2017It is no secret that governments around the world regularly practice their response to security threats. The objective is to prepare for eventualities that those concerned hope will never occur, ...
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The View from EuropeCuba's cautious transition to a new generation
David JessopApril 14, 2017In just under a year's time, if President Castro keeps to his previously announced timetable, he will step down and cease to lead Cuba's Council of State and Council of ...
