Stemming from his role at DHS, Stewart has a deep background in the international implications of US security policy — from the disputes over US collection of data from international businesses to the US statutory command that all containers being shipped to the US be scanned before
leaving foreign ports.
The debt crisis can be traced to the island's commonwealth (ie, colonial) status which
leaves the island government unable to negotiate trade deals or open its
ports to
foreign imports and dependent on Congressional goodwill and tax policies benefiting US corporation rather than island residents.