Bilateral diplomacy: Rethinking the Jamaica-US shiprider agreement

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-276

  Haughton, Suzette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Agreement implementation; Asymmetrical power relationships; Bilateral diplomacy; Complex interdependence; Diplomatic conduct; Drug trafficking; Jamaica us shiprider agreement; Negotiation breakdown; Sovereignty

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949186403     PISSN: 18711901     EISSN: 1871191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187119108X367189     Document Type: Article

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