A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations

Social, Political, and Economic Implications

Eric Hershberg, William M. LeoGrande, Eric Hershberg, William M. LeoGrande

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9783319295947
• eBook ISBN:
  9783319295954
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book explores the diverse consequences of Presidents Obama and Castro brokering a rapprochement between the United States and Cuba after more than half a century of estrangement. Economic, political, social, and cultural dynamics are analyzed in accessible fashion by leading experts from Cuba, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. What opportunities arise through the opening of diplomatic relations, and what issues may be obstacles to normalization? What are the implications for the Cuban economy, for its political system, and for ties with members of the Cuban diaspora? What are the implications for US relations elsewhere in Latin America? This up-to-date account addresses these and other questions about this new direction in US-Cuban relations.   

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Notes on Contributors
• Chapter 1 Introduction: US-Cuba Diplomatic Rapprochement and Washington’s Relations with Latin America
• Chapter 2 Establishing, Not Restoring, Normal Relations between the United States and Cuba
• Chapter 3 Cuba-US: The December 17 Agreement in the Rationale of Asymmetric Relations
• Chapter 4 A Südpolitik from Washington: How Much of Europe’s Ostpolitik Is There in the Current US-Cuban Détente?
• Chapter 5 The End of the Bogeyman: The Political Repercussions of the US-Cuban Rapprochement
• Chapter 6 Beyond Revolutionary Chic: How US-Cuba Rapprochement May Affect Cuban Arts
• Chapter 7 Post-17D and Processes of Cuban National Reconciliation
• Chapter 8 Cuban Exceptionalism
• Chapter 9 How Will US-Cuban Normalization Affect Economic Policy in Cuba?
• Chapter 10 Cuban Economic Reforms and Rapprochement with the United States: A Comparative Perspective
• Chapter 11 Foreign Direct Investment in Cuba: A Necessity and a Challenge
• Chapter 12 Entrepreneurial Reform, Market Expansion, and Political Engagement: Risks and Opportunities for Cuba Today
• Chapter 13 Onstage or Backstage? Latin America and US-Cuban Relations
• Chapter 14 Conclusion: Keys to Assessing Progress Toward Establishing Normal Relations between the United States and Cuba
• Index