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27 J. Common Mkt. Stud. 1 (1988-1989)

handle is hein.journals/jcmks27 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal ofCommon Market Studies Volume XXVII, No. 1 September 1988 0021-9886 $3.00 Regional Co-operation and National Security: External Forces in Caribbean Integration W. ANDREW AXLINE* University of Ottawa This article is part of a continuing research project on the comparative study of regional co-operation among developing countries. In addition to the central task of building generalizations about the process of regional co- operation among developing countries, it also aims to broaden the theoretical perspective by widening the range of variables which influence this process to include external factors. The present article concentrates on the influence of the United States on the process of Caribbean integration, with particular emphasis on questions of national security. I. INTRODUCTION The theory of regional integration among developing countries has provided an understanding of the political dynamics of the process of negotiations among the member countries and the factors that are likely to influence them. This theory has offered a relatively accurate explanation of the progress of Caribbean integration, and of the factors that have encouraged or impeded it. What the political theory of integration has failed to do is to account for the factors outside the region that have influenced the process of regional co-operation. It has been long recognized that external influences can play an important and sometimes a determining role in the outcome of attempts to pursue regional policies (Denham, 1969: 199-216; Cox, 1983: 283-312). These external influences can have a positive as well as a negative effect on the *The research for this article has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, whose support is gratefully acknowledged.

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