Notes1 El supuesto básico de que un Gobierno de Transición ha reemplazado al actual régimen y que está legitimizado—al menos al mínimo—es importante. Otros documentos en que los que se han expuesto soluciones para la transición, no consideran un escenario preliminar, y ¿cómo proponer alternativas sin tener una base inicial? Aunque no se detalla como […]

Globalization studies are the 500-pound gorilla in contemporary social science research. While the meaning of “globalization” is the subject of many debates, there is no doubt that the popularity of the topic is widespread. Once a term confined to policy analysts and scholars, the close of the 20th century quickly secured a place for “globalization” […]

Notes1 Cuba is considered a promising growth energy market in the Americas. Domestic supply increases are expected in the coming years. In addition, rising local demand and trading opportunities could also be attractive to energy companies. However, political factors may be as important as economic forces in the coming years. United States economic sanctions against […]

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. […]