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From AS/COA Online Weekly Roundup
September 13, 2013

Why Does the Caribbean Have Such High Incarceration Rates?

While the United States tops the list for incarcerating the most people in the world, the lock-up rate in Caribbean countries counts among the highest in the world. Data from Britain’s International Centre for Prison Studies shows that, excluding the United States, Caribbean countries make up 10 of the list’s top 50 countries with the highest incarceration rates. A September 7 analysis by Caribbean Journal contributor Michael Edghill discusses three factors at the root of this statistic: the 1980s regional crime surge, the resulting backlogged justice systems, and the implementation of U.S.-style criminal justice reforms.

From Caribbean Intelligence: Caribbean & Diaspora News Roundup
June 2013

Biden, Xi illustrate new Caribbean relations

US foreign relations analyst Michael W Edghill wrote in his blog: “Being courted by China as a trade and investment partner has emboldened the Caribbean region. 

 “No longer does the United States hold all the cards in this relationship.”

From AS/COA Online Weekly Roundup
July 18, 2013

Changes on the Horizon for PetroCaribe?

In an article for Caribbean Journal, Latin American analyst Michael Edghill looks at the future of Petrocaribe, a Venezuelan energy bloc that provides preferential oil agreements to 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The group held its eighth summit in late June, but focused largely on economic integration and poverty issues. “The omission of any details concerning the future of PetroCaribe should serve as a warning sign to those that have benefited from it that changes will be coming in the future,” writes Edghill.