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Prospects for Revolution in Post-Castro Cuba

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael J. Mazarr
Michael J. Mazarr*
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC
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Last January marked the 30th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, and it could be that, within a decade, that small islandnation will be transformed once again. Since 1959, Castro's Cuba has remained a politically repressive, economically stagnant, militarily adventuristic state. The legitimacy of the Cuban regime depends, in many ways, on the persona of Fidel Castro; when he dies, the government will face by far its severest test to date and, most probably, at a time when a potentially deadly economic and systemic crisis continues to threaten the Cuban polity. Revolutionary or reformist elements will almost certainly emerge to demand change.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , Winter 1989, pp. 61 - 90
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Copyright © University of Miami 1989

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