Military Review

U.S. defense policy toward Cuba

September 4, 2010

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere, Frank O. Mora, and U.S. Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere, Nicholas F. Zimmerman, have written a joint article in the September-October, 2010 issue of Military Review titled ”The Top Seven Myths of U.S. Defense Policy Toward the Americas.” The article [...]

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Fidel dies of natural causes under questionable circumstances

January 11, 2010

Castro dies of natural causes under questionable circumstances. His brother Raul is still in control of the apparatus. An enormous funeral and wake is observed throughout the nation, but within days after the wake, Cubans begin to demonstrate openly against the post-Castro regime. Raul accelerates liberalizing policies and carefully consolidates preferential property rights for the [...]

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Role of the FAR in the Cuban Economy [Updated]

November 10, 2009

The November-December 2009 issue of Military Review has a piece on the Revolutionary Armed Forces’ direct participation in the Cuban economy entitled: “Revolutionary Management: The Role of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias in the Cuban Economy,” where my study “Soldiers and Businessmen: The FAR During the Special Period” is cited. Issues covered in the article, which [...]

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