@book{0b855c9aa8f847bb99be438fafc4d18d,
title = "Cuban International Relations at 60: Reflections on Global Connections",
abstract = "Cuban International Relations at 60 brings together the perspectives of leading experts and the personal accounts of two ambassadors to examine Cuba{\textquoteright}s global engagement and foreign policy since January 1959 by focusing on the island{\textquoteright}s key international relationships and issues. Thisbook{\textquoteright}s first section focuseson Havana{\textquoteright}s complex relationship with Washington and its second section concentrates on Cuba{\textquoteright}s other key relationships with consideration also being given to Cuba's external trade and investment sectors and the possibility of the island becoming a future petro-power. Throughout this study due attention is given to the role of history and Cuban nationalism in the formation of the island{\textquoteright}s unique foreign policy. This book{\textquoteright}s examination and reflection on Cuba as an actor on the international arena for the 60 years of the revolutionary period highlights the multifaceted and complex reasons for the island{\textquoteright}s global engagement. It concludes that Cuba{\textquoteright}s global presence since January 1959 has been remarkable for a Caribbean island, is unparalleled, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Scholars of international relations, Latin American studies, and political science n will find this book particularly interesting. ",
keywords = "Cuba, international relations, foreign policy, global connections",
editor = "Mervyn Bain and Chris Walker",
year = "2021",
month = may,
day = "15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781793630186",
series = "Lexington Series on Cuba",
publisher = "Lexington Books",
}