Recent Publications

After Fidel, The Deluge?
March 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Alex Crowther Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the March 2008 newsletter.Read Now MORE

Castro’s Cuba: Quo Vadis?
December 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Francisco Wong-Diaz The United States, particularly the Army, has a long history of involvement with Cuba. It has included, among others, the Spanish-American War of 1898, military interventions in 1906 and 1912, the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion, the 1962 Missile Crisis, counterinsurgency, and low intensity warfare in Latin America and... MORE

Uncomfortable Questions Regarding the inevitable Succession of Power in Cuba
September 1, 2004 — Author: Dr Max G Manwaring Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the September 2004 newsletter.Read Now MORE

Where Does Cuba Stand?
January 1, 1994 — Author: Prof Enrique A Baloyra Given the potential explosiveness of the Cuban crisis and the possibility that it might lead to U.S. military involvement, it would seem appropriate to take a closer look at the Cuban situation. In particular, we need a better understanding of those forces promoting both political stability and instability. In this... MORE