Trump’s Caribbean doctrine needs ports, power and capital
Michael L. Barrett is the vice chairman of Hamilton Reserve Bank, founder and CEO of Global Premier Health and senior executive leader in residence with KPMG Advisory Services
By Michael L. Barrett –
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times.
OPINION:
The 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community last week focused on unity, finance, security and crime, but the subject hanging over every session went largely unnamed: Washington.
In 18 months, the Trump administration has reasserted American dominance in this hemisphere more forcefully than any other government since President Ronald Reagan.Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was removed from Caracas in January. The U.S. Navy has assembled its largest Caribbean presence since the Cuban missile crisis.
In March, Caribbean governments were among the signatories of the Shield of the Americas framework at Doral, and the president told Congress that American supremacy in the Western Hemisphere will never again be questioned. He is right.
