Raymond Mark Kirton most recently served as the Director of the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, St. Agustin Trinidad.Marlon Anatol is a Senior Fellow at the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies.

• Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Caribbean and Latin American Relations by Raymond Mark Kirton and Marlon AnatolChapter 1: The Guyana Shield in a Changing Regional Environment: Challenges and Opportunities by Raymond Mark Kirton Chapter 2: The Impact of Venezuelan Immigrants on Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A Critical Evaluation by Marlon Anatol, Amanda Anatol, and Sacha Joseph-Mathews Chapter 3: Leveraging the Asylum System to Overcome Immigration Barriers in Small Island States by Ashaki L. Dore Chapter 4: To Expand or not to Expand? Utilizing Geopolitical Analysis to Examine CARICOM’s Potential Enlargement in the 21st Century by Kai-Ann D. SkeeteChapter 5: The Foreign Policy of the Cuban Revolution: Half a Century of Cuba-Caribbean Relations by Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez and Milagros Martinez Reinosa Chapter 6: Reflections on the Socially Responsive Regional Integration Process of UNASUR: A Small State Perspective by Ruben Martoredjo Chapter 7: Validating the Dimensions of Human Security

This is an excellent and timely volume. It fills an important gap in scholarly literature. I highly recommend it for academics, students, and policymakers.

Raymond Mark Kirton most recently served as the Director of the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, St. Agustin Trinidad.Marlon Anatol is a Senior Fellow at the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies.

• Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Caribbean and Latin American Relations by Raymond Mark Kirton and Marlon AnatolChapter 1: The Guyana Shield in a Changing Regional Environment: Challenges and Opportunities by Raymond Mark Kirton Chapter 2: The Impact of Venezuelan Immigrants on Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A Critical Evaluation by Marlon Anatol, Amanda Anatol, and Sacha Joseph-Mathews Chapter 3: Leveraging the Asylum System to Overcome Immigration Barriers in Small Island States by Ashaki L. Dore Chapter 4: To Expand or not to Expand? Utilizing Geopolitical Analysis to Examine CARICOM’s Potential Enlargement in the 21st Century by Kai-Ann D. SkeeteChapter 5: The Foreign Policy of the Cuban Revolution: Half a Century of Cuba-Caribbean Relations by Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez and Milagros Martinez Reinosa Chapter 6: Reflections on the Socially Responsive Regional Integration Process of UNASUR: A Small State Perspective by Ruben Martoredjo Chapter 7: Validating the Dimensions of Human Security

This is an excellent and timely volume. It fills an important gap in scholarly literature. I highly recommend it for academics, students, and policymakers.

Raymond Mark Kirton most recently served as the Director of the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, St. Agustin Trinidad.Marlon Anatol is a Senior Fellow at the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies.

• Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Caribbean and Latin American Relations by Raymond Mark Kirton and Marlon AnatolChapter 1: The Guyana Shield in a Changing Regional Environment: Challenges and Opportunities by Raymond Mark Kirton Chapter 2: The Impact of Venezuelan Immigrants on Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A Critical Evaluation by Marlon Anatol, Amanda Anatol, and Sacha Joseph-Mathews Chapter 3: Leveraging the Asylum System to Overcome Immigration Barriers in Small Island States by Ashaki L. Dore Chapter 4: To Expand or not to Expand? Utilizing Geopolitical Analysis to Examine CARICOM’s Potential Enlargement in the 21st Century by Kai-Ann D. SkeeteChapter 5: The Foreign Policy of the Cuban Revolution: Half a Century of Cuba-Caribbean Relations by Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez and Milagros Martinez Reinosa Chapter 6: Reflections on the Socially Responsive Regional Integration Process of UNASUR: A Small State Perspective by Ruben Martoredjo Chapter 7: Validating the Dimensions of Human Security

This is an excellent and timely volume. It fills an important gap in scholarly literature. I highly recommend it for academics, students, and policymakers.