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This is a compelling in the back of-the-scenes account of the ordinary Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel’s younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro because the sixties, gives an unprecedented view into Fidel and Raul’s remarkable relationship, revealing how they’ve collaborated in policy making, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty years–a challenge to the notion that Fidel at all times acts on my own. Latell has had more get right of entry to to the brothers than any individual else in this country, and his briefs to the CIA informed much of U.S. policy. In keeping with his knowledge of Raul Castro, Latell makes projections on what sort of leader Raul would be and how the shift in power might influence U.S.-Cuban relations.