As the Caribbean and Latin America confront the significant socio- economic and political challenges of the twenty- first century, the contributors to this book present a timely and relevant assessment of these issues, from a fresh small-states perspective. The collection of articles by academics and practitioners in international relations offer practical recommendations for greater collaboration among the states in areas related to migration, cooperation among states in the Guiana Shield, greater interaction between Cuba and the wider Caribbean, the impact of transnational crime, and human safety and security, among others.

The Guyana shield in a changing regional environment : challenges and opportunities /Raymond Mark Kirton -- The impact of Venezuelan immigrants on crime in Trinidad and Tobago : a critical evaluation / Marlon Anatol, Amanda Anatol, and Sacha Joseph-Mathews -- Leveraging the asylum system to overcome immigration barriers in small island states / Ashaki L. Dore -- To expand or not to expand? Utilizing geopolitical analysis to examine CARICOM's potenial enlargement in the twenty-first century / Kai-Ann D. Skeete -- The foreign policy of the Cuban revolution : half a century of Cuba-Caribbean relations / Jaqueline Laguardia Martinez and Milagros Martinez Reinosa -- Reflections on socially responsive regional integration process of UNASUR : a small state perspective / Ruben Martoredjo -- Validating the dimensions of human security using a factor-analytic procedure / Clement Henry.