Post Castro Cuba: An Opportunity for Normalized Cuban-American Relations

Abstract

On 3 January 1961 the United States and Cuba severed diplomatic relations. The events of this period, culminating with the Bay of Pigs invasion and the missile crisis, sealed Castro's hatred for the United States, while reinforcing America's distrust for Fidel Castro. Supported by the Soviets, Fidel Castro for the past 30 years has aggressively pursued pro-Soviet non alignment and revolution, with resulting instability in Africa and Latin America. In response, the United States has diverted its resources and attention to neutralizing Cuban exportation of revolution and subversion. This study will show that a policy of diplomacy through normalized relations with Cuba can serve United States security interests better than the present 30 year old policy of continued confrontation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241084

Entities

People

  • Ronald P. Mccoy

Organizations

  • Air War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Central America
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union