William LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh (2015) Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana.
This study provides a comprehensive, detailed account of diplomatic efforts, since the 1960s, to normalize bilateral relations. It includes a section on the run up and process that led to the December 2014 announcement. The book identifies the key variables that impeded normalization, while providing an account of some of the more interesting secret negotiations.
President Trump, known as a master dealmaker, is making a bold bet on the negotiating advantage he finds in chaos, having already used similar tariff declarations to extract concessions from the United States’ closest trading partners, including Canada and Mexico.
Unless the administration delivers concrete economic benefits to willing partners and admirers like Argentina and El Salvador, U.S. influence in the region will remain fragile, likely ceding increasing space to China.
En momentos de profunda incertidumbre global, nunca ha sido más crucial defender y fortalecer instituciones como USAID, que representan los valores y principios de la política exterior estadounidense.
