La decisión cubana de bautizar el 2005 como “Año de la Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas,” no debe verse como un simple gesto de simpatía política. La propia supervivencia del régimen castrista y de su economía, ha dependido del suministro de 53,000 barriles diarios de petróleo acordado con el gobierno de Hugo Chávez mediante el […]
Commentary on “Cuba’s Energy Challenge: A Second Look” by Piñón Cervera
Because of the less than favorable relations between the governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba over the past 45 years, the free flow of accurate information has become and continues to be a somewhat rare commodity. This owes in large part to inaccurate reporting, less than reliable sources, and […]
Deconstructing “Constructive Engagement”: Canada’s Economic Relations with Cuba, 1993–2003
Notes1 Cast adrift in a post-Soviet world, Cuba has radically realigned its economic relations from the former Soviet bloc to the capitalist market economies. Following the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the island nation’s GNP declined by an estimated 35 percent in 1993 compared to 1989. Responding to the acute economic crisis, the Cuban […]
Fidel Castro, Inc.: A Global Conglomerate
Since 1997, Forbes magazine has featured Fidel Castro in its annual Billionaires’ Edition as one of the richest rulers in the world. Initially, Forbes assigned to Castro a share of Cuba’s reported GDP (gross domestic product) for the previous year, which yielded a fortune of approximately $150 million. Since 2003, however, it began using a […]
Volume 15 Appendix A: About the Authors
José Alvarez is adjunct and emeritus professor at the University of Florida’s Everglades Research and Education Center. Timothy Ashby, JD, is a Special Counsel with the Miami office of Duane Morris LLP. A former senior official with the U.S. Commerce Department, he also holds Ph.D. and MBA degrees. Eric N. Baklanoff is Research Professor Emeritus […]
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