“The departure of Raúl Castro from the presidency will mean very little for Cuba. General Castro will remain secretary general of the Communist Party and leader of the military. Political power in Cuba rests in the hands of the politburo, while economic power rests in the hands of Gaesa and its president, Luis Alberto López-Callejas, …
by Jaime Suchlicki* United Nations during the Cuban missile crisis In 1962, the Soviet Union surreptitiously introduced nuclear missiles into Cuba. A surprised, embarrassed and angry President John F. Kennedy blockaded the island and after eleven tense days the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles. The crisis, which brought the world to the brink of a nuclear …
U.S. investors hoping to do business in Cuba face numerous problems/issues which include the resolution of U.S. properties confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s; an arbitrary legal system controlled by General Raul Castro and the military; widespread corruption; a value system that includes stealing from enterprises and working as little as possible; …
General Raul Castro and Miguel Diaz Canel. The Domestic Scene The limited economic changes introduced by Gen. Raul Castro in Cuba encouraged some observers to proclaim the end of communism and the dismantling of the totalitarian system in the island. Notwithstanding Raul Castro’s own statements that he was not elected to restore capitalism, these observers …
