A New Look at U.S. Foreign Policy toward Cuba

Abstract

In the 33 years since the Cuban revolution, U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba has remained virtually unchanged. Now that Communism in the Soviet Union is dead and Cuban-Soviet relations are weak, it's time for the United States to revisit its foreign policy toward Cuba. To understand how current policy was developed, this research paper presents the following: (1) a chronology of U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba, (2) a brief history of Cuba through today, (3) an explanation of Cuba's leadership structure, (4) an illustration of the current changing environment, and (5) a number of factors that must be considered before the formulation of a new foreign policy. The paper presents three alternative policies and their advantages and disadvantages. He then recommends a new policy that would ease pressures, lift the embargo, and improve information flow between the United States and Cuba.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262256

Entities

People

  • Dexon B. Guzman

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design