NATO could have assisted the negotiations and improved the outcome of Rambouillet by not participating in favor of European diplomatic leaders. Stability in this region directly affects long time NATO members, Greece and Turkey, and its newest allies, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. A fundamental reason for this new economic model is control the economy by oligarchs. One significant factor in causing this weakness is that nation-states are a modern phenomenon. The most likely reason the US military is prevented from taking action against Cuba is the domestic politics of both nations.
Soviet Union treaties with and resource support to Cuba.
Cuban military deterrence and global political deterrence. Cuban military capability, which is likely to increase casualty rates. The quagmire of East African border wars had spread from Eritrea and Ethiopia east into the Somali conflict, and west into the Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. After a short period of time, this weary peacekeeping force has led several countries, including South Africa, to request US Military assistance in quelling the strife by engaging and defeating or disarming enemy rebel forces. An alternative would be for US intentions regarding the African Crisis Response Initiative to evolve from its current objective of providing generous foreign aid.