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— 29 May 2023 —

Puerto Rico: A U.S. territory in crisis

Economy

The Caribbean island, which shares a close yet fraught relationship with the rest of the United States, faces a multilayered economic and social crisis rooted in long-standing policy and compounded by natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, migration, and government mismanagement.

Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy

Read full article in Council on Foreign Relations by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy

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