Notes1 The mulata is Cuba’s national symbol. She began as a product of Spanish imperialism and slavery on Cuba’s tobacco and sugar plantations. She is the product of socioeconomic inequality and the sometimes violent exploitation of black women by white men. The mulata was sexualized by white men in the nineteenth century, vilified as a […]

Cuba’s international relations have undergone significant shifts in recent years, with old alliances unraveling and new partnerships emerging. In particular, the Cuban government of Fidel Castro has embarked on a path of deeper engagement and cooperation with Venezuela and China that has transformed those two countries into the most important international allies of Cuba today. […]

“Why are you coming to Venezuela?” a Cuban “doctor” was asked by a local journalist. “Because I want to see the first half of the movie!” he replied. THE INVESTMENT THAT PAID OFF After leading a bloody but inept and unsuccessful coup in 1992, Hugo Chávez was sent to prison but, after only a few […]

Este trabajo intenta identificar, y en lo posible evaluar, los efectos que tienen en el pueblo cubano y en el proceso de democratización de Cuba los diferentes flujos de intercambios con la isla. Así mismo reseña algunos de los mecanismos de intervención que ejerce el gobierno cubano sobre esos flujos. Para facilitar el análisis se […]

The world is undergoing radical changes, characterized by the growing interdependence of all countries and sharpened competition in liberalized markets. For Cuba, the closing years of the old millennium spelled the end of an era and posed the challenge of adjusting its domestic economic order to integrate the island fully in the global economy. Cuba’s […]