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This issue covers the new economic reforms that were announced by the Cuban leadership to resuscitate an economy that, as noted in the Introduction, "is incapable of producing the minimum supply of goods, services, and tax revenue needed to provide for the basic needs of the population." Cuban sociologist Mayra Espina Prieto examines the implications that Cuba's new economy will have for social policy. Anthropologist Katrin Hansing discusses how the legacy of the Special Period in Cuba has not only changed many Cubans' attitudes toward their lives but also opened up new cultural spaces for expression. Marguerite Rose Jiménez describes one leading light of the Cuban economy, its innovative biotechnology sector, focused on producing low-cost medicines. On social issues, historian Alejandro de la Fuente offers an assessment of persistent racial inequality in Cuba, while anthropologist Noelle Stout discusses the rise of gay tolerance on the island. Rounding out the issue, noted international relations scholar William M. LeoGrande reviews U.S.-Cuban relations under the Obama administration as a case of missed opportunities for improvement.
For those of you who are not subscribed yet, you can access Cuban researcher Armando Chaguaceda's critique of the Cuban state's policies of popular participation, and his the case for autonomous, pro-revolutionary formations.
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Joseph Nevins: Insecurity at Home and in the "Homeland"
Fred Rosen: Asymmetric Warfare in Mexico?
Nazih Richani: The Obstacles to Peace in Colombia
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Stay tuned for upcoming interviews with specialists from our Cuba issue, and a preview of our upcoming Human Rights issue.
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