Obama and US Democracy Promotion in Cuba: New Strategies, Old Goals?

Obama and US Democracy Promotion in Cuba: New Strategies, Old Goals?

The promotion of democracy in Cuba has been, especially after the Cold War, a distinguishing feature of US foreign policy towards Havana. This article analyzes the evolution in US democracy promotion in Cuba, especially after the latest openings to Cuba (December 2014). Regarding the promotion of democracy on the island, the so-called 'abandonment of democracy' in US foreign policy never took place, and this implies a renovated effort to foster regime change - or at least a regime evolution - in Cuba. Obama resisted the virulent and invasive rhetoric of the 'Bush doctrine', and introduced some changes in US-Cuba state-to-state relations, while giving a strong relevance to the 'people-to-people's diplomacy' and 'public diplomacy', still perceived as tools to foster a political change on the island.

Badella, Alessandro

Caribbean Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015)

Caribbean Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy

2015-12-04

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