Interpreting Your Needs is happy to welcome the arrival of twin publications “CARICOM: Good Offices, Good Neighbours” and “CARICOM: Buenos oficios, Buenos vecinos” which delve into the diplomatic approaches of CARICOM Member States towards the Venezuelan crisis.
Although small in total population size, CARICOM represents a voting bloc of 14 independent member states with the power to sway decisions taken in wider regional and international organisations. By maintaining a united front, CARICOM can play a greater role as mediator, extending good offices to Venezuela’s government and opposition leaders as they seek to resolve the ensuing political and economic crisis.
Since 2018, there has been a clear division among CARICOM Member States regarding their diplomatic positions on the Venezuelan political crisis. This book analyses the variety of positions of selected CARICOM Member States in an attempt to attempt to explain what factors are influencing the States in question. Some States have supported a strong CARICOM position while others have weakened CARICOM’s collective position as an International Organisation.
The findings suggest that CARICOM provides a forum for states to affirm their Caribbean identity while ensuring mutually beneficial trade partnerships. There is also evidence that states are rational actors, seeking their own self-interest above and beyond any notion of common identity.
IYN took charge of the Spanish and French translations from the original version written in English by Gennike Mayers. This was a labour of love with which we are proud to be associated.
In the translation field, translators typically translate from a foreign language into their native tongue. In this instance, the translation was done from native English to Spanish and proofread by a native Spanish speaker to ensure coherency and consistency.
Printed copies are now available in Trinidad and Tobago at The Book Specialists in Port-of-Spain and the Healing With Horses Foundation in Tobago.
https://caribbeanbookspecialists.com/caricom-good-offices-good-neighbours.html
