Ficha de relación
Jamaica
Estados Unidos
Evaluación de la relación
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Substantial cooperation on trade and security, alongside periodic law-enforcement tensions
Jamaica hacia Estados Unidos
+35Jamaica has cooperated with the United States on law enforcement, including ultimately extraditing Christopher Coke in 2010 after a prolonged and contentious dispute over the U.S. request. Jamaica also participates in regional security cooperation with the United States.
Estados Unidos hacia Jamaica
+35The United States has supported regional security cooperation involving Jamaica and maintained trade and law-enforcement engagement with the Jamaican government. Its pursuit of Christopher Coke's extradition contributed to a serious bilateral dispute in 2010.
Relación general
+40The relationship has durable cooperation in trade, regional security, and law enforcement, offset by periodic disputes rather than sustained confrontation. The 2010 extradition controversy illustrates that cooperation can be accompanied by significant political and legal tension.
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Jamaica and the United States maintain a substantial relationship involving trade, security cooperation, and law enforcement. The countries have cooperated on extradition and regional security, while the 2010 dispute over the extradition of Christopher Coke caused serious strain. The relationship is broadly cooperative, with occasional disagreements over law enforcement and other bilateral matters.
Áreas de tensión
- The 2010 dispute over Jamaica's handling of the U.S. extradition request for Christopher Coke
Acontecimientos clave
Jamaica ultimately extradited Christopher Coke to the United States following a prolonged dispute over the U.S. request.
Jamaica participated in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, a U.S.-backed regional security cooperation framework.
Principales incertidumbres
- The scope and implementation of current bilateral security cooperation are unclear.
- The present effects of the 2010 extradition dispute on law-enforcement cooperation are uncertain.