A few days ago, an astute observer of the US political scene told me: “Watch what the new administration and Congress does, not what the President tweets. That is the secret of understanding future US policy”, she said.
If this is correct, the Caribbean should ignore the noise and think hard about the implications of a nine-page document sent on March 1 to the US Congress by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). It makes clear the radical ambition of new administration.