CUBA AFTER CASTRO

April 2008

Compiled by Debra Alexander
Bibliographer, Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center
Maxwell AFB, AL

Contents

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Internet Resources

Acosta, Dalia.  Intellectuals Seek to Redefine 'Cuban Socialism'.  Global Information Network February 28, 2008.
Available online at:  http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1436642731&Fmt=7&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Betancourt, Ernesto F.  Selected Technical Assistance Needs for Democratic and Institutional Transformation During the Cuban Transition.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:34-72 Winter 2000.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=3653278&site=ehost-live

Contemplating Cuba after Fidel.  August 2, 2006.
Available online at:  http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cuba/possible-successors.html
CBS News in Depth, Cuba.

Cordoba, Jose De.  Cuba's Military Puts Business on Front Lines.  Wall Street Journal, pp A1-A8, November 15, 2006.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23080768&site=ehost-live

Crowther, Alex.  After Fidel, the Deluge?  Strategic Studies Institute, March 2008.
Available online at:  http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub856.pdf

Cruz, Robert D.  Sustainable Small Enterprise Development in a Cuban Transition Economy.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:100-122 Winter 2000.
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de Cordoba, Jose and Luhnow, David.  Raul Castro Signals Little Will Change in Cuba; New President to Be Guided by His Brother's Principles; A Hard-Liner Becomes No. 2.  Wall Street Journal, p A2, February 25, 2008.
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DeShazo, Peter.  New Policy Direction on Cuba.  Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 14, 2007.
Available online at:  http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/071120_gf_cubapolicy.pdf

Diaz-Briquets, Sergio.  Role of the United States and International Lending Institutions in Cuba's Transition.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:73-86 Winter 2000.
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Dukes, Jeffrey W.  Political Uncertainty in Post-Fidel Castro Cuba.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, January 18, 2007.  27 p.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA467301
"Examines U.S. policy options for a post-Castro Cuba."--Abstract from publication.

Henry, Drew A.  Democracy in a Post-Castro Cuba?  Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, December 2004.  111 p.
Available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA429775

Horowitz, Irving L.  Transition Scenarios for a Post-Castro Cuba:  Military Outcomes or Civil Prospects?  Human Rights Review 6:27-34 October-December 2004.
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Horowitz, Irving Louis.  Eleven Theses on Cuba after Castro.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:3-6 Winter 2000.
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Latell, Brian.  The United States and Cuba:  Future Security Issues.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:87-99 Winter 2000.
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Library of Congress.  Congressional Research Service.  Cuba's Political Succession:  From Fidel to Raul Castro, by Mark P. Sullivan.  Washington, CRS, October 23, 2007.
Available online at:  http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/96461.pdf

Natsios, Andrew S.  Humanitarian Assistance During a Democratic Transition in Cuba.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:22-33 Winter 2000.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=3653276&site=ehost-live

Peters, Philip.  Without Fidel.  Lexington Institute, February 21, 2008.
Available online at:  http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1232.shtml

Radu, Michael.  Festina Lente:  United States and Cuba after Castro--What the Experience in Eastern Europe Suggests.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:7-22 Winter 2000.
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Suchlicki, Jaime.  Castro's Cuba:  More Continuity than Change.  Studies in Comparative International Development 34:123-135 Winter 2000.
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The Atlantic Council of the United States.  A Road Map for Restructuring U.S. Relations with Cuba.  June 2007.
Available online at:  http://www.acus.org/docs/052807-Reversing%20Cuba.pdf

Wong-Diaz, Francisco.  Castro's Cuba:  Quo Vadis?  U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, December 2006.
Available online at:  https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB744.pdf

Books

Crowther, G. Alexander.  Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2007.  33 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB785.pdf
Book call no.:  355.03307291 C953s

Falcoff, Mark.  Cuba the Morning After:  Confronting Castro's Legacy.  Washington, AEI Press, 2003.  291 p.
"A comprehensive study of the issues facing the island and its relations with the United States after more than four decades of Communist rule."--Abstract from publication.
Book call no.:  303.4827291 F181c

Gonzalez, Edward and McCarthy, Kevin F.  Cuba after Castro:  Appendices.  Santa Monica, CA, RAND Corp, 2004.  210 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.rand.org/publications/TR/TR131/TR131.pdf
Book call no.:  972.91064 G643ca

Gonzalez, Edward and McCarthy, Kevin F.  Cuba after Castro:  Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments.  Santa Monica, CA, RAND Corp, 2004.  126 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG111.pdf
Book call no.:  972.91064 G643c

Haney, Patrick Jude and Vanderbush, Walt.  The Cuban Embargo:  The Domestic Politics of an American Foreign Policy.  Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005.  222 p.
"Examines the changing politics of U.S. policy toward Cuba since the revolution, from the powerful Cuban American National Foundation and the Reagan administration to the Helms-Burton Act and recent strictures by the Bush administration."
Book call no.:  327.117 H237c

Klepak, H. P.  Cuba's Military 1990-2005:  Revolutionary Soldiers During Counter-Revolutionary Times.  New York, Palgrave MacMillan, 2005.  340 p.
"Examines the Cuban military in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, a period that created political and economic challenges for Cuba in the absence of Soviet support."--Abstract from publication.
Book call no.:  972.91064 K64c

Latell, Brian.  After Fidel:  The Inside Story of Castro's Regime and Cuba's Next Leader.  1st ed.  New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.  273 p.
"A view into the relationship between Fidel and Raul, revealing how they have collaborated in policymaking, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty-six years - a challenge to the notion that the little-known Raul has been an insignificant player."--Abstract from publication.
Book call no.:  972.91064 L351a

Leonard, Thomas M.  Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations.  Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co., 2004.  282 p.
"Places persons and events in the context of Cuban relations with the United States and vice versa."--Abstract from publication.
Book call no.:  327.729107303 L581e

Looking Forward:  Comparative Perspectives on Cuba's Transition, edited by Marifeli Perez-Stable.  Notre Dame, IN, University of Notre Dame Press, 2007.  332 p.
Book call no.:  972.910640112 L863

Morley, Morris H. and McGillion, Chris.  Cuba, the United States, and the Post-Cold War World:  The International Dimensions of the Washington-Havana Relationship.  Gainesville, FL, University Press of Florida, 2005.  286 p.
Book call no.:  327.7307291 C9624

United States.  Congress.  Senate.  Committee on Foreign Relations.  Challenges for U.S. Policy Toward Cuba.  Washington, GPO, October 2004.  77 p.
Also available online at:  http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS47638
Book call no.:  327.7307291 U582ca

Documents

Bullington, Johnny R.  Cuba after Castro:  Implications of Change.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U. S. Army War College, March 2005.  33 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA431782
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 B937c

Cuba in Transition:  Communism vs Charisma - "Who Will Emerge as Cuba's Next Leader".  Quantico, VA, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, April 2001.  54 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA401467
Doc. call no.:  M-U 41886-71 C716c

Coons, Kenneth C.  U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Cuba in an Evolving Post-Castro Era.  Coral Gables, FL, University of Miami, 2003.  60 p.
Also available online at:  https://research.au.af.mil/papers/ay2003/affellows/coons.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42252-91 C775u

Gorrell, Tim.  Cuba:  The Next Unanticipated Anticipated Strategic Crisis?  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U. S. Army War College, March 2005.  29 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA433074
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 G673c

Library of Congress.  Congressional Research Service.  Cuba:  Issues for the 109th Congress, by Mark P. Sullivan.  Washington, CRS, December 19, 2006.  68 p.
See Political Conditions:  Scenarios for Cuba after Fidel Castro, page 5.
Also available online at:  http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/78712.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42953-1 no.SER-RL32730

Library of Congress.  Congressional Research Service.  Cuba:  Issues for the 110th Congress, by Mark P. Sullivan.  Washington, CRS, August 21, 2007.  40 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33819.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42953-1 no.07-RL33819

Rose, Michael S.  Cuba after Castro:  What Policy Best Serves U.S. National Interests?  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2002.  22 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA404404
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 R797c

Thweatt, Robert M.  The Next Transition in Cuba:  An Analysis Based on Institutional Comparisons with Democratic Transitions in Central Europe.  Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, September 2001.  142 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA396036
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42525 T548n

Triplett, Mark H.  U.S.-Cuba Relations.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2003.  30 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA414568
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 T8351u

Zamora, Randy.  How the U.S. Can Promote Democracy and Capitalism in a Post-Castro Cuban Environment.  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, 2007.  30 p.
"Considers the turbulent history shared by Cuba and the United States and its impact on the island nation's modern politics."--Abstract from publication.
Doc. call no.:  M-U 43122 Z25h

Periodicals

The Revolution Is Not Yet Over.  Economist 383:46 June 23, 2007.
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Balfour, Frederik.  Visit to an Island Frozen in Time.  Business Week No. 3997:38 August 14, 2006.
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Brown, Timothy C.  After Fidel.  Hoover Digest No. 2:133-136 Spring 2006.
"Explains how to replace Cuba Revolucionaria with Cuba Capitalista."--Abstract from publication.
Also available online at:  http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/4587441.html

Castro Finally Wades into Domestic Debate.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-07-24:  June 21, 2007.
Discusses Fidel Castro’s “Reflection and a Manifesto for the Cuban People", published in Granma June 17th."
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Castro, Max J.  Miami Vise.  Nation 284:26-32 May 14, 2007.
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Castro Status to Be Resolved in February.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-03:13 January 24, 2008.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Corrales, Javier.  Cuba after Fidel.  Current History 104:69-76 February 2005.
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Cuba:  The Comandante's Last Move.  The Economist 386:49 February 23, 2008.
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Davidson, Alex.  Semper Fidel?  Forbes 181:44 March 24, 2008.
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Erikson, Daniel P.  Charting Castro's Possible Successors.  SAIS Review 25:89-103 Spring 2005.

EU Urged to Engage Raul.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-10:13 March 13, 2008.
European Union members will soon be challenged to change their do-nothing policy over Cuba.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Fidel's Last Riddle.  Economist 385:56 December 22, 2007.
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Fidel Steps Aside but Talk of New Dawn in Cuba Is Premature.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-07:1-2 February 21, 2008.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Gilmour, Anna.  Life after Death:  Scenarios for a Post-Castro Cuba.  Jane's Intelligence Review 19:6-11 June 2007.
"Assesses three possible scenarios that could shape Cuba's future."--Abstract from publication

Hilton, Isabel.  So Farewell, Castro.  New Statesman 137:18 February 25, 2008.
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Joyce, Mark.  Brother in Arms:  Transitioning from One Castro to Another in Cuba.  RUSI Journal 152:58-62 October 2007.
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Joyce, Mark.  US Administration Opposes 'Soft Landing' for Cuba.  Jane's Intelligence Review 19:4 April 2007.

Latell, Brian.  Raul Castro:  Confronting Fidel's Legacy in Cuba.  The Washington Quarterly 30:53-65 Summer 2007.
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McKinley Jr., James C.  Raul Castro Hints at Change, but Cuba Remains Wary.  New York Times, p A4, February 27, 2008.
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Montaner, Carlos Alberto.  Communism Has Failed Cuba.  Foreign Policy No. 158:56-58 January-February 2007.
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Montaner, Carlos Alberto.  The End of a Sad Chapter.  Foreign Policy No. 158:62-63 January-February 2007.
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Morales, Waltraud Queiser.  After Fidel:  What Future for U.S.-Cuban Relations?  Military Review 87:90-100 September-October 2007.
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Prevost, Gary.  After Fidel.  Commonweal 134:8-10 February 23, 2007.
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Ramonet, Ignacio.  Castro's Enviable Record.  Foreign Policy No. 158:61 January-February 2007.
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Ramonet, Ignacio.  Cuba's Future Is Now.  Foreign Policy No. 158:58-59 January-February 2007.
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Ramsey, Russell.  When Fidel Dies.  Peace Review 18:25-35 January-March 2006.
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Ratliff, William.  After Fidel.  Hoover Digest No. 4:49-56 2004.
Also available online at:  http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/3009951.html#

Ratliff, William.  The Struggle to Awake.  Hoover Digest No. 2:137-143 Spring 2006.
Also available online at:  http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/4587466.html

Ratliff, William and Fontaine, Roger.  Fidel Castro, Past Tense.  Hoover Digest No. 4:198-201 Fall 2006.
"Whether he lives or dies, Fidel has ceased to govern Cuba; What the United States should do now."--Abstract from publication.
Also available online at:  http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/5955051.html

Raul Begins Reform Process with Agriculture.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-12:12 March 27, 2008.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Raul Confirmed in Post as Old Guard Picks Up Plum Positions in Cuba.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-08:1-2 February 28, 2008.
On February 24th, Raul Castro ceased to be temporary president and took the full reins of power after the National Assembly elected the country's council of state.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Raul Rolls Back Restrictions.  Latin American Weekly Report WR-08-13:15 April 3, 2008.
The government of President Raul Castro is lifting restrictions on almost a daily basis.
Also available online at:  http://www.latinnews.com

Raul's Talking Cure.  Economist 385:47-48 October 27, 2007.
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Roberg, Jeffrey L. and Kuttruff, Alyson.  Cuba:  Ideological Success or Ideological Failure?  Human Rights Quarterly 29:779-795 August 2007.

Roig-Franzia, Manuel.  Party Elders Triumph in Cuba; Raul Castro Vows to Pursue Fidel's Work as President.  Washington Post, p A1, February 25, 2008.
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Stephen, Andrew.  No Fidel, No Problem?  New Statesman 136:32-34 February 12, 2007.
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Sweig, Julia E.  Fidel's Final Victory.  Foreign Affairs 86:39-56 January-February 2007.
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Sweig, Julia E.  A New Stance Toward Havana.   Nation 284:11-17 May 14, 2007.
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Webb-Vidal, Andy.  Cuba's Political Future Lies in Venezuela's Hands.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:30-31 September 2005.

Wood, Graeme.  Bay of Capitalist Pigs.  Atlantic Monthly 301:24-25 April 2008.
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