More continuity than change? US strategy toward Cuba under Obama and Trump
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6050581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John De Bhal (0000-0002-5844-1808, The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 436-453 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569775.2018.1449061 |
| OpenAlex | W2793533384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article examines the policies implemented by both the Obama and Trump Administrations toward Cuba to evaluate the claim that the ‘Thaw’ of relations between Washington and Havana represents a significant change in US foreign policy toward the island nation. Despite the appearance that the change in policy is a fundamental shift, I argue that the changes in US policy toward Cuba under both Obama and Trump represent changes in the means for pursuing the same historical objectives pursued by the Washington for the past few decades. In other words, the overall strategy and objective of US hegemony in Cuba is the same, with the only change being the means for achieving these ends. The central implication of this is that the ‘Thaw’ in relations between Cuba and the US represents a new, more ‘consensual’ means to instigating the same objective of provoking American-orchestrated political, economic, social and ideological changes in the island nation
Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Cuban History and Society
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |