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After the protests and the pandemic: Reassessing the international profile of post-Castro Cuba
[collection article]
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Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Abstract As Cuba enters 2022, economic crisis and social tensions loom large. This chapter reviews the external difficulties that interact with and reinforce the island's domestic issues. Looking beyond the immediate situation it reflects on underlying international pressures and constraints that will shape ... view more
As Cuba enters 2022, economic crisis and social tensions loom large. This chapter reviews the external difficulties that interact with and reinforce the island's domestic issues. Looking beyond the immediate situation it reflects on underlying international pressures and constraints that will shape the options for the Cuban nation over the next decade. Its analysis encompasses Cuba's relations with the US and with the EU, as well as those with Venezuela, Mexico, China, Russia and Canada, and it asks to what extent Cuban-made COVID-19 vaccines can re-boost the country's soft-power projection. Putting the Cuban case in comparative perspective, the island’s regime - and its international profile - are in many ways still unlike any other, and predictive schemas based on false analogies risk being misleading.... view less
Keywords
Cuba; EU; international relations; process; economic crisis; epidemic; role; international system; international cooperation; bilateral relations; economic relations; international economic relations; international aid; economic aid; foreign policy; factor analysis
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
COVID-19; Pandemie
Collection Title
Cuba and the European Union: Interregional Cooperation and Global Insertion
Editor
Gratius, Susanne; Pellón Azopardo, Raynier
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
CIDOB edicions
City
Barcelona
Page/Pages
p. 155-172
Series
Monografías CIDOB, 83
ISBN
978-84-18977-01-5
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0