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The United States and Cuba: From Closest Enemies to Distant Friends (Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom)

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This timely book takes the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the US in 2015 as the point of departure for a Cuban standpoint on future relations. Tracing the history of the long and contentious relationship, Francisco López Segrera analyzes the pre-revolutionary and Cold War periods in addition to more up to date changes within every nation and in the international environment that led to the diplomatic opening and the abandonment of regime change as the goal of U.S. policy. He considers factors such as the declining influence of hard-line Cuban exiles in the US; almost universal calls from Latin The usa, Europe, and other U.S. allies for constructive diplomatic engagement; and the economic restructuring underway in Cuba following the crisis of the “Special Period” triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union. The writer also identifies conditions favoring further progress, in addition to outstanding issues that can constitute bariers—especially the blockade, U.S. demands for a Western-style democracy in Cuba, and its refusal to go back the Guantánamo naval base to Cuban sovereignty. Comparing the differing perceptions shaping policies on both sides, López Segrera weighs the steps which will be necessary for the two countries to move toward full normalization.

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