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Castro's Cuba Today

keyword search>>>Cuba and Castro

Lopez, Juan J. Democracy Delayed: the Case of Castro’s Cuba. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. (JL 1010.L67 2002)

Robins, Nicholas A. The Culture of Conflict in Modern Cuba. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2003. (F 1776.R595 2003)

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Fidel Castro: Kidnapper. Committee Hearing. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2001. (Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-870) (Online at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11446)

subject search>>>Cuba—Politics and government

August, Arnold. Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections. La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Jose Martin, 1999. (JL 1016.A9 1999)

Fernandez, Damian J. Cuba and the Politics of Passion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. (JL 1010.F47 2000)

subject search>>>United States—Relations—Cuba

De la Campa, Roman. Cuba on My Mind: Journeys to a Severed Nation. New York: Verso, 2000. (E 184.C97 D4 2000)

Falcoff, Mark. Cuba the Morning After: Confronting Castro’s Legacy. Washington, DC: AEI Press, 2003. (HC 152.5.F35 2003)

Perez, Louis A. On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, and Culture. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. (F 1760.P47 1999)

keyword search>>>economic relations and Cuba

United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. Helms-Burton, Two Years Later. Committee Hearing. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998. (Y 4.IN 8/16:H 36)

United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. US-Cuba Relations: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading? Committee Hearing. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1999. (Y 4.IN 8/16:C 89/13)

United States. General Accounting Office. Cuban Embargo: Selected Issues Relating to Travel, Exports, and Telecommunications. Report. Washington, DC: The Office, 1998. (GA 1.13:NSIAD-99-10)

PART II: INDEXES AND DATABASES

1) Congressional Universe

subject search>>>Cuba

United States. House. Committee on International Relations. Cuba at the Crossroads: the Visit of Pope John Paul II and Opportunities for US Policy. Committee Print. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998. (CIS 98-H462-4)

United States. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001, S. 1017. Committee Hearing. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2002. (CIS 2002-S381-26)

2) World News Connection (WNC)

subject search>>>Raul Castro

“Cuba’s Castro Says Brother Raul Could Succeed Him in Power,” NOTIMEX. Translated by FBIS. (FBIS Document No. FBIS-LAT-2001-0629)

“Russia: Putin’s Administration Head Holds Talks with Cuban Defence Minister,” ITAR-TASS. Translated by FBIS. (FBIS Document No. FBIS-SOV-2001-0814)

3) National Newspapers

search>>>economic conditions and Cuba

Latell, Brian. “A Revolution in Ruins.” Washington Post. 26 July 2003, A 21.

Marx, Gary. “Capitalism No Longer a Dirty Word in Cuba: Economic Realities Aid Free Enterprise.” Chicago Tribune. 25 October 2002, 4.

Williams, Carol J. “Many Question Embargo as Cubans Suffer: The Island’s Economy is a Shambles, and Some Place Part of the Blame on U.S. Sanctions.” Los Angeles Times. 2 January 2003, A 1.

4) International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA)

search>>>Cuba and security

Falke, Andreas. “The EU-US Conflict Over Sanctions Policy: Confronting the Hegemon.” European Foreign Affairs Review. 5:2 (Summer 2000), 139-163.

Latell, Brian. “The United States and Cuba: Future Security Issues.” Studies in Comparative International Development. 34:4 (Winter 2000), 87-99.

5) Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

search>>>human rights and Cuba

Clarke, Johnathan G. and William Ratliff. “Report from Havana: Time for a Reality Check on Cuba.” Policy Analysis, from the Cato Institute, 418, 31 October 2001.

“The Halo Effect: Papal Visit to Cuba Highlights Growing Sanctions Debate.” The CSIS Watch from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 6 February 1998 (CIAO Policy Briefs).

6) Handbook of Latin American Studies

search>>>Castro

Castro, Fidel. Independientes hasta siempre: discursos de inauguración y en el acto de masas, Cuarto Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba, 1991. La Habana: Editora Política, 1991.

Castro, Fidel. La Situacion Internacional: Informe Centrale. Buenos Aires: Editorial Anteo, 1986.

7) LexisNexis Government Periodicals

search>>>Cuba

Demarest, Geoff. “Cuba’s Transition.” Military Review: The Professional Journal of the US Army. 81:3 (May-June 2001), 55-63.

Gleichauf, Justin F. “Listening Post in Miami.” Studies in Intelligence. 46:10 (Winter-Spring 2001), 49-53.

Noriega, Roger F. “Organization of American States and the Democratic Charter.” DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management. 24:4 (Summer 2002), 99-103.

PART III: INTERNET RESOURCES

Center for Strategic and International Studies
<http://www.csis.org/>

The CSIS staff of 190 researchers and support staff focus primarily on three subject areas. First, CSIS addresses the full spectrum of new challenges to national and international security. Second, CSIS maintains resident experts on all of the world's major geographical regions. Third, CSIS is committed to helping to develop new methods of governance for the global age; to this end, CSIS has programs on technology and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy.

US Interests Section, Havana (US Department of State)
<http://havana.usinterestsection.gov/>

The U.S. Interests Section (USINT) is in the former United States Embassy building. The functions of USINT are similar to those of any U.S. government presence abroad: Consular Services, a Political and Economic Section, a Public Diplomacy Program, and Refugee Processing unique to Cuba. The objectives of USINT in Cuba is to promote a peaceful transition to a democratic system based on respect for rule of law, individual human rights and open economic and communication systems.

USAID: Latin America and the Caribbean
<http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/>

With an annual investment of more than $850 million in the Latin America and Caribbean region, USAID is dedicated to improving the quality of life and strengthening the democracies and economies of our neighbors in the Western Hemisphere.

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