Richard L. Bernal – författare

The conventional wisdom is that small developing countries exert limited—if any—influence on the foreign policy of superpowers, in particular the United States. This book challenges that premise based on the experience of the small developing country of Jamaica and its relations with the United States. It raises the question: if the foreign policy of the United States can be influenced by even a small developing country, should Washington be worried?

This book provides a history of the WTO US-EU banana dispute through the lens of a major actor: the US-owned multinational firm, Chiquita Brands International. It documents and explains how Chiquita succeeded in having the Clinton administration pursue a trade policy of forcing the European Union to dismantle its preferential banana import regime for exports from the small English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) countries. The export of bananas was critically important to the social stability and economic viability of these countries and that was in the national security interest of the United States. The experience indicates that succeeding in this goal was detrimental to U.S. national security interest in the Caribbean.

This book provides a history of the WTO US-EU banana dispute through the lens of a major actor: the US-owned multinational firm, Chiquita Brands International. It documents and explains how Chiquita succeeded in having the Clinton administration pursue a trade policy of forcing the European Union to dismantle its preferential banana import regime for exports from the small English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) countries. The export of bananas was critically important to the social stability and economic viability of these countries and that was in the national security interest of the United States. The experience indicates that succeeding in this goal was detrimental to U.S. national security interest in the Caribbean. 

This book provides a history of the WTO US-EU banana dispute through the lens of a major actor: the US-owned multinational firm, Chiquita Brands International. It documents and explains how Chiquita succeeded in having the Clinton administration pursue a trade policy of forcing the European Union to dismantle its preferential banana import regime for exports from the small English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) countries. The export of bananas was critically important to the social stability and economic viability of these countries and that was in the national security interest of the United States. The experience indicates that succeeding in this goal was detrimental to U.S. national security interest in the Caribbean.

Globalization,Trade, and Economic Development: The CARIFORUM-EU Economic PartnershipAgreement is the most in-depth study of theeconomic partnership between the European Union and the fifteen Caribbeandeveloping countries that make up CARIFORUM. The CARIFORUM-EU EconomicPartnership Agreement (EPA) is the first trade agreement of its kind, as it isa new type of WTO-compatible trade agreement between a group of developedcountries and a group of developing countries. As a principal negotiator forCARIFORUM, Richard L. Bernal is uniquely qualified to provide a uniqueperspective on trade and economic development in the midst of globalization. Inthis book, he comprehensively explores the components of the EPA from allangles, explains how the agreement provides opportunities to strengthen andaccelerate economic development, and outlines the policies which can allow theCARIFORUM countries to seize these opportunities. Bernal’s explanation of theinstitutional arrangements for the conduct of the negotiations by CARIFORUM isinvaluable to governments and regional organizations in developing countries forcoordinating groups to advance common and joint positions in internationalnegotiations.