The Drug Trade and the Increasing Militarization of the Caribbean
Kevin Edmonds
February 08, 2013
Given the current controversy surrounding the extent of the U.S. drone program and targeted killings, it is important to revisit that in the summer of 2012, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency announced that unmanned drones would begin patrolling Caribbean airspace. This is only one aspect of how the War on Drugs in the Caribbean is increasingly looking like the War on Terror.
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Our Resistance, Part II: An Interview with Rafael Cancel Miranda
Juan Antonio Ocasio Rivera
February 07, 2013
This is the second half of an interview with Don Rafael Cancel Miranda, an elder statesman and key figure of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
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The Price of Security? Border Patrol Bounty Hunting in Northern New York
Joseph Nevins
Border Wars
February 06, 2013
A new report focusing on the Border Patrol's Buffalo Sector in northern New York exposes what is essentially a bounty program—one in which Border Patrol agents receive bonuses for the number of people they arrest. These incentives, combined with larger institutional presures to produce arrests, have resulted in the arrest and detention of large numbers of individuals lawfully present in the United States.
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Santos Negotiating Formula and its Risks in Colombia
Nazih Richani
Cuadernos Colombianos
February 05, 2013
The peace process hit a snag last week after FARC resumed its military operations following the expiration of its 60-day unilateral cease fire.
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Gentrification in Cuba? The Contradictions of Old Havana
Emily Achtenberg
Rebel Currents
February 01, 2013
A unique experiment in urban planning and preservation has successfully revitalized Havana's decaying historic district while largely avoiding the displacement of existing residents. Will Cuba’s new laws that legalize the free market sale of housing lead to the gentrification of this dynamic neighborhood?
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Jamaica Betting Big on Panama Canal Expansion
Kevin Edmonds
January 31, 2013
The expansion of the Panama Canal is to be completed in 2015. In preparation for this, Jamaica has embarked upon an ambitious program of infrastructure development to position it as a “global transshipment and logistics hub”—joining the likes of Singapore, Dubai, and Rotterdam.
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