Cuba in the International System: Normalization and Integration

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This book examines the evolution of Cuba's foreign relations since the demise of the USSR. It is divided into three sections: the first examines the nature of economic and political change that has taken place in Cuba in the last three years; the second analyzes the evolution of Cuban international relations, which have flourished in recent years; the final section examines the nature of the impasse in bilateral relations with the USA and offers some suggestions to resolve the difficulties. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Cuban Nationalism and Political Democracy Towards the Twenty-first Century....Pages 11-22 Cuba, Castro, Clinton and Canosa....Pages 23-35 ‘Apertura’ and Reform of the Cuban Economy: The Institutional Transformations, 1990–93....Pages 36-57 Prospective Dollar Remittances and the Cuban Economy....Pages 58-69 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Cuba’s Current Integration into the International and Hemispheric Systems....Pages 73-83 Cuba’s Foreign Policy in the ‘Special Period’....Pages 84-104 The International Reinsertion of Cuba: Emerging Scenarios....Pages 105-129 Cuba’s Evolving CARICOM Connection....Pages 130-144 Unravelling the Paradox: The Canadian Position on Cuba....Pages 145-158 Front Matter....Pages 159-159 Cuban Security in the Post-Cold War World: Old and New Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 161-176 ‘Conflict Resolution’ between the United States and Cuba: Clarifications, Premises and Precautions....Pages 177-197 Clinton and Castro: Pragmatism or Paralysis....Pages 198-207 Obstacles to Breaking the US—Cuban Deadlock....Pages 208-225 Confidence-building Measures and a Cuba—United States Rapprochement....Pages 226-236 US Foreign Subsidiary Trade with Cuba: Before and After the Cuban Democracy Act....Pages 237-258 The Compensation Issue in Cuban—US Normalization: Who Compensates Whom, Why and How?....Pages 259-277 Back Matter....Pages 278-294