Preparing for a Post-Castro Cuba


 

Publication Date: May 1990

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Thomas E. Cox

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Cuba

Abstract:

The question is not whether Castro will fall but when he will. As such, the United States must begin preparing now for Castro’s departure. First, Washington should tighten U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba to expedite Castro’s demise and encourage America’s Western allies to further isolate him. Second, and more important, the U.S. should craft a strategy to help revive a free and prosperous Cuba once he is gone.