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Cuba's Foreign Policy In The Middle East (Hardcover)
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In spite of the growing academic interest in Cuba's international
relations in the revolutionary period. Cuba's policy toward the
Middle East has been a neglected field of study. Although the
Middle East has not been a high priority item on Fidel Castro's
agenda, various factors have combined to propel the regime into
taking a more active stance in the region, not least of which is
the importance of the Middle East to the Soviet Union. Some of
these factors have been ideological, such as the nature of
Castroism itself. Other factors have been more pragmatic: the need
to increase Cuba's leverage with the Soviet Union; the desire to
establish spheres of interest of its own in the Third World; the
attempt to use external politics to soothe internal problems and
the wish to maximize the prestige of the Cuban revolution, and, by
extension, that of its lider maximo. Since 1959, Havana's Middle
Eastern policy has experienced four stages: (1) 1959-1973:
Autonomous foreign policy, marked by a dual relationship with both
Israel and the Arab states. (2) 1973-1977: Accommodation to the
Soviet line; anti-Israeli policy combined with an expansion of
relations with progressive states, signalled by the establishment
of Cuban military missions. (3) 1977-1980: Activist policy in the
region, expanded role and development of diplomatic relationships.
(4) 1981 to the present (1985): Cautious involvement; restrained
activism, emphasizing socio-economic cooperation. Cuba's incursion
into the Arab world illuminates how Cuban foreign policy works,
especially in relation to autonomy, convergence, and subordination;
dependence, pragmatism, and ideology. The island's entrance into
Middle East politics has introduced new risks into the island's
foreign policy in return for the benefits which have been derived.
A theory to explain Cuba's foreign policy in its interaction with
the Soviet Union in the Third World must include heretofore
neglected variables: time; regime type; and factionalism
(bureaucratic politics), in addition to external events. The study
of Cuba's initiatives in the Middle East will serve to test this
theory.Â
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2021 |
First published: |
1988 |
Authors: |
Damian J. Fernandez
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
172 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-01388-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-367-01388-6 |
Barcode: |
9780367013882 |
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