The New Clinton Administration and the Caribbean: Trade, Security and Regional Politics

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Rethinking the Caribbean Basin Initiative: A case study of US foreign policy toward the Caribbean

“…The banana war began when Latin American producing countries such as Ecuador and Honduras filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over banana sales, and the Clinton administration supported it (Bryan, 1997). Companies like Chiquita Banana supported the Clinton campaign, and many Caribbean countries felt the United States disregarded their “plight” as banana earnings were important to their economy and political stability (Bryan, 1997).…”