This timely book takes the historic restoration of diplomatic ties
between Cuba and the United States in 2015 as the point of
departure for a Cuban perspective on future relations. Tracing the
history of the long and contentious relationship, Francisco Lopez
Segrera analyzes the pre-revolutionary and Cold War periods as well
as more recent changes within each 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
United States; almost universal calls from Latin America, 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 author also identifies conditions favoring further progress, as
well as outstanding issues that may constitute bariers-especially
the blockade, U.S. demands for a Western-style democracy in Cuba,
and its refusal to return the Guantanamo naval base to Cuban
sovereignty. Comparing the differing perceptions shaping policies
on both sides, Lopez Segrera weighs the steps that will be
necessary for the two countries to move toward full normalization.
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