Trinidad Tissues Ltd (TTL) did not grow overnight. Country manager Bernard Hoeger said upon his entry to the country from Venezuela, in 2009, he began working for the Grand Bay Group, a Panama company that owned and operated a paper mill in Arima. The mill – Grand Bay Paper Products (GBP) had a lot of
Progressive Challenge to Biden Administration Foreign Policy Underway 12/24/2020
President-elect Joe Biden has been diligent about placing moderates in top foreign policy jobs. As evidenced by his national security cabinet appointments, Biden has signaled his foreign policy will reflect a centrist approach. That has caused a good deal of tension and rankled the very influential left wing and radical progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Biden has also showed signs that he intends to follow a more orthodox path on Israel and Middle East policy than his party’s progressive and radical activists advocate. His centrist approach to foreign policy has reinforced lingering cynicism and distrust about Biden among many progressives. And that distrust has broken out into a serious challenge that will test his diplomatic skills.