Please join us for the 14th Edition of the PANAMA INTERVIEW SERIES where we will discuss the report "Widening the Aperture: Nearshoring in Our Near Abroad" with its author RICHARD E. FEINBERG, the emeritus professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego

"Rather than concentrating production facilities in one country (e.g., the United States), a better strategy to protect against supply disruptions is redundancy: to diversify sources among multiple suppliers and locations. Further, stockpiling as a form of insurance, whether by private or public entities, is the more efficient strategy both against sudden supply interruptions and demand surges. The Greater Caribbean Basin countries, many of which already participate in global value chains, are perfectly located solutions to these multiple challenges ...