National Security Policy Review - Republic of Cuba

Abstract

The United States should reassess current relations with the Republic of Cuba, and adopt a new security strategy that is consistent with the post - Cold War era. RATIONALE: Current United States policy towards Cuba was developed in the early 1960's in the midst of the Cold War Subsequent administrations have stubbornly stayed the containment course, based on what appears to be nothing more than emotional conviction focused against Fidel Castro. The end of the Cold War provides an opportunity to rationally adjust our national policy in order to make it more realistic, given the level of threat that Cuba poses to United States security today. APPROACH: After an introduction that briefly reviews the events that brought United States/Cuban relations to date, this Strategy Research Project analyzes and evaluates the performance of the current U.S. strategy. Next, it offers alternative strategies (that focus on political, military, economic, and societal factors), and addresses the risk involved with each. Finally, a new strategy is recommended and summarized in the conclusion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416338

Entities

People

  • James D. Hooks

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Investments
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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