Caribbean security on the eve of the 21st century
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In: McNair paper 54
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In: International journal / CIC, Canadian International Council: ij ; Canada's journal of global policy analysis, Volume 78, Issue 1-2, p. 254-262
This article challenges Daniel Yergin's proposition that climate mobilization, and not energy security, is the main driver of contemporary international engagement. I examine the realities of Guyana and Suriname, two small states in the Guyana-Suriname Basin (GSB) that give equal weight to energy security and climate issues. The two have oil reserves that together comprise more than 16 billion barrels. Guyana and Suriname are also in Wet Neighbourhoods with massive rainforests, and due to global warming, the Guyana capital is forecast to be fully or partially submerged by 2030. The article argues that GSB leaders must use some of their countries' oil revenues to craft an Environmental Security Investment Plan, noting that although rising sea levels might only minimally affect offshore drilling, they will disrupt habitation and societal normalcy, and the oil wealth would be of little benefit to the people if appropriate mitigation is not undertaken urgently.
In: Low intensity conflict & law enforcement, Volume 8, Issue 1, p. 1-33
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In: Naval War College review, Volume 51, Issue 2/362, p. 47-67
ISSN: 0028-1484
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In: Third world quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 2, p. 267-285
ISSN: 0143-6597
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In: Latin American research review: LARR ; the journal of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Volume 30, Issue 2, p. 3-32
ISSN: 0023-8791
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In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Issue 332, p. 419-431
ISSN: 0035-8533
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In: The journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics, Volume 31, Issue 2: Size and survival: The politics of security in the Caribbean and the Pacific, p. 70-102
ISSN: 0306-3631
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In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Issue 324, p. 465-475
ISSN: 0035-8533
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In: Journal of Inter-American studies and world affairs, Volume 33, Issue 2, p. 141-173
ISSN: 0022-1937
The death of F. Burnham in August 1985 and the passing of power to Hugh Desmond Hoyte have produced dramatic changes in Guyana. However, this country's institutional power centre has remained unchanged. The PNC is still the dominant political force despite erosion of its popular support over the years. Because the military functioned as a central element in the exercise of PNC's political power, the author examines what role the military has since played in Guyana's politics in the years following Burnham's death
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In: Perspectives on political science, Volume 27, Issue 2, p. 107
ISSN: 1045-7097
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Volume 30, Issue 3, p. 677-679
ISSN: 0022-216X
In: The journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics, Volume 33, Issue 1, p. 162
ISSN: 0306-3631
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