Earle Scarlett is a Jamaican born U.S. diplomat with global experience; diplomatic postings include: Cameroon, Brazil (twice), Philippines, Ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Charge' d'Affaires a.i. in Ireland. Postings at the State Department include: China and Somalia Desks. As Lecturer, he was a State Department Dean Rusk Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University where he subsequently was examiner for Master’s theses in foreign affairs. In the U.S. State Department, he was Director of Training for Political Officers at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Scarlett was also Advisor for International Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base where he taught at the Air War College.

After a 30 year career in diplomacy he has taught and lectured at the following institutions: University of Bologna (2005-2010), Emory University (2004), University of Georgia, Columbia University, Georgia Technical University, and Lynn University. Before entering the Foreign Service he taught Political Science and International Relations at Loyola-Marymount University Los Angeles.

Scarlett was educated in Jamaica, US, France, and UK.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

What motivates Obama? Principled pragmatism?

IN the context of Obama's global priorities, the president of the United States' visit to Jamaica and meetings with Caricom leaders at this time caught me off guard. Aside from the wisdom of US normalising relations with Cuba, I failed to mention in a paper I delivered at the University of the West Indies, Mona, in January 2014, that Caribbean-US interests would be an "opportunity" for President Obama to pursue. Rightfully, some members of the audience asked where the Caribbean would fall in United States geopolitical priorities.
The president's many concerns
Even though I had not envisaged this historic visit, it should be seen as more than a convenient opportunity for Obama, Jamaican and other Caricom leaders to share perspectives on regional issues just before the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama. There are other considerations.
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