February 25, 2026 Anna Ramdass PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday launched an onslaught against Caricom leaders, saying while Trinidad and Tobago remained 'vested' in the regional bloc, this country would no longer bind itself to the region's political ideologies, foreign policy positions or security frameworks. Instead, Persad-Bissessar said T&T will craft its own foreign and … Continue reading Kamla breaks with Caricom on foreign, security policy
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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a defence announcement while visiting CAE Inc. in Montreal on Tuesday. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2026 The Canadian government's long-awaited defence industrial strategy formally landed on Tuesday and arrives in the shadow of a push by the Trump administration to further make the United States the … Continue reading Canada bets on ‘Build at Home’ defence strategy to reclaim sovereignty — and revive readiness
Implications for the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Hemisphere We held a Policy Panel discussion featuring Prof. Laura Macdonald (Carleton University), Prof. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (Caribbean Policy Consortium), Prof. Andy Knight (University of Alberta) and the Hon. Bob Rae (former Canadian Ambassador to the U.N.) The discussion focussed on the implications of US National Security … Continue reading Video available…US National Security Policy in Transition
Implications for the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Hemisphere From blowing up small boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific—actions that, by some accounts, killed more than 100 people—to extracting Venezuela’s president through overwhelming military force; to threatening to deploy U.S. troops to Mexico to target drug cartels; to using inflammatory rhetoric that … Continue reading US National Security Policy in Transition
Implications for the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Hemisphere We have been required to change the date of this panel discussion. It will now take place on February 4, 2026 at 12:30 pm EDT If you have already registered, no action is required on your part... your registration and the original Zoom link still work. … Continue reading Date Change!! US National Security Policy in Transition
The latest edition of the UTT quarterly newsletter "Spotlight on Crime and Public Safety" explores a number of crime and public safety issues in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean. It seeks to advance research, dialogue and evidence informed approaches to these complex issues. The CCI Research Symposium this year is on the general … Continue reading University of Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Criminology and Public Safety
Implications for the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Hemisphere From blowing up small boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific—actions that, by some accounts, killed more than 100 people—to extracting Venezuela’s president through overwhelming military force; to threatening to deploy U.S. troops to Mexico to target drug cartels; to using inflammatory rhetoric that … Continue reading US National Security Policy in Transition
Prime Minister Mark Carney says great powers are using 'economic integration as weapons' John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based international order is over and … Continue reading ‘The old order is not coming back,’ Carney says in provocative speech at Davos
The Institute is holding its 4th Annual Research Symposium February 19-20, 2026 on the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies, in Trinidad and Tobago. The Speakers, Program, Accommodation and Logistics document for the Symposium is now available. You can find it at the following link... 2026 Research Symposium documentation
By Sarah Morland December 2, 2025 Report by Geneva-based Small Arms Survey links Caribbean gun trade to areas in US Southeast Thirty percent of traced firearms were bought in two Florida counties, study finds Seventy-eight percent of illegal arms shipments were detected in Florida and Georgia ports Dec 2 (Reuters) - Organized crime in the Caribbean … Continue reading Caribbean gun trafficking tied to hubs in Florida and Georgia, study finds