ABSTRACT
Caribbean states direct their international activity toward the goals of achieving security, economic development, and visibility or prestige. In the area of economic security, the Caribbean states have joined with other Third World nations in international forums in affirming the right of all states to choose whatever economic and social arrangements they consider to be appropriate. In economic development, Caribbean strategies have focused on searching for external assistance and markets, primarily in the West. Caribbean states also generally recognize the need for international solutions to some of the Third World's economic problems and have joined with the Third World in supporting various measures sought within the context of the New International Economic Order. In the Caribbean, goal setting, definition, and strategy adoption are or should be done within the context of the indicated operational constraints and influences on policy, screened through the policy orientation of various governments.
