Title: A new chapter in US-Cuba relations : social, political, and economic implications /
Authors: Hershberg, Eric; LeoGrande, William M.
Year: 2016
Subjects: Diplomatic relations.; United States Foreign relations Cuba.; Cuba Foreign relations United States.; United States Foreign relations; Cuba; United States
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Introduction: U.S.-Cuba diplomatic rapprochement and Washington's relations with Latin America / Eric Hershberg -- Establishing, not restoring, normal relations between the United States and Cuba / Philip Brenner -- Cuba-U.S.: the december 17 arrangement in the rationale of asymmetric relations / Arturo Lopez-Levy -- A südpolitik from Washington: how much of Europe's ostpolitik is there in the current U.S.-Cuban détente / Bert Hoffmann -- The end of the bogeyman: the political repercussions of the U.S.-Cuban rapprochement / William M. LeoGrande -- Beyond revolutionary chic: how U.S.-Cuba rapprochement may affect Cuban arts / Ana Serra -- Post-D17 and processes of Cuban national reconciliation / Holly Ackerman -- Cuban exceptionalism / Marifeli Pérez-Stable -- How will U.S.-Cuban normalization affect economic policy in Cuba? / Emily Morris -- Cuban economic reforms and rapprochement with the United States: a comparative perspective / Ricardo Torres -- Foreign direct investment in Cuba: a necessity and a challenge / Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva -- Entrepreneurial reform, market expansion, and political engagement: risks and opportunities for Cuba today / Ted A. Henken and Gabriel Vignoli -- Onstage or backstage? Latin America and U.S.-Cuban relations / Andrés Serbin -- Conclusion / William M. LeoGrande and Eric Hershberg.