Notes1 Speaking to the Cuban nation on November 2, 2001, President Fidel Castro described at length the ongoing world economic crisis, worsened by the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. Castro spoke about its impact on Cuba’s economy, particularly on the external sector, as world market prices for the island’s commodity […]

There has risen today a relatively new voice in American policy making circles. A voice that degrades international law and trumpets the virtues of unilateralism. Much of the academic writing in support of this viewpoint is a singular concatenation of confused concepts. Much of it is pure isolationism wrapped in the flag of Constitutional preservation. […]

Notes1 In 1958, on the eve of the revolution, Cuba ranked in the first, second or third place in Latin America with respect to its healthcare indicators. However, there were notable differences between the urban and rural sectors. In the last four decades, the Cuban government has successfully reduced those gaps. For example in 1959 […]

Notes1 A partir de 1959, se instala en Cuba un Gobierno Revolucionario que cambia el sistema imperante, de capitalista a socialista. Podrá argumentarse que ni el antiguo ni el nuevo régimen eran “lo que dicen los libros.” Pero sobre el tema de la corrupción hay más consenso. Los analistas aceptan, tanto los de antes como […]

Notes1 The Cuban transition from a totalitarian state to a more politically open form of government with a market-oriented economy will entail a vast transformation of the country’s institutions. While daunting, this process offers many opportunities. Cuba can learn from the experiences—positive and negative— of other nations that have gone through similar processes and adopt […]