Cuba in the international system : normalization and integration / edited by Archibald R.M. Ritter and John M. Kirk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-280) and index.

Map of the Caribbean -- Map of Cuba -- Introduction / Archibald R. M. Ritter and John M. Kirk -- 1. Cuban Nationalism and Political Democracy Towards the Twenty-first Century / Marifeli Perez-Stable -- 2. Cuba, Castro, Clinton and Canosa / Andrew Zimbalist -- 3. 'Apertura' and Reform of the Cuban Economy: The Institutional Transformations, 1990-93 / Pedro Monreal and Manuel Rua del Llano -- 4. Prospective Dollar Remittances and the Cuban Economy / Carmelo Mesa-Lago -- 5. Cuba's Current Integration into the International and Hemispheric Systems / Julie M. Feinsilver -- 6. Cuba's Foreign Policy in the 'Special Period' / Luis Suarez Salazar -- 7. The International Reinsertion of Cuba: Emerging Scenarios / Francisco Leon Delgado -- 8. Cuba's Evolving CARICOM Connection / H. Michael Erisman -- 9. Unravelling the Paradox: The Canadian Position on Cuba / John M. Kirk -- 10. Cuban Security in the Post-Cold War World: Old and New Challenges and Opportunities / Carlos Alzugaray --

11. 'Conflict Resolution' between the United States and Cuba: Clarifications, Premises and Precautions / Rafael Hernandez -- 12. Clinton and Castro: Pragmatism or Paralysis / Gillian Gunn -- 13. Obstacles to Breaking the US-Cuban Deadlock / Edward Gonzalez -- 14. Confidence-building Measures and a Cuba-United States Rapprochement / Hal P. Klepak -- 15. US Foreign Subsidiary Trade with Cuba: Before and After the Cuban Democracy Act / Donna Rich Kaplowitz -- 16. The Compensation Issue in Cuban-US Normalization: Who Compensates Whom, Why and How? / Archibald R. M. Ritter.

With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1989, many had predicted the end of the Cuban revolution. Yet Havana has survived, in no small degree because of its ability to forge new international partnerships while strengthening its relationship with other countries. At present it enjoys diplomatic relations with some 150 nations, an extraordinary feat for a country which not long ago was widely presented as an international pariah.

This collection of essays, written by the world's leading Cuba-watchers, seeks to analyze the strategies pursued by policymakers in Havana in developing this dramatically new policy. Following an assessment of the degree of change introduced in revolutionary Cuba in recent years, the specialists examine the astonishing reintegration of Cuba in international circles, and study the nature of the one area where the impasse continues - the Washington-Havana axis.

This is an astonishing story of adaptation to a formerly hostile world, as the Cuban revolution has sought to survive by pursuing a totally different path.