Audio: The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution

February 18, 2009

On February 18, the Americas Society/Council of the Americas hosted the book launch of The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution by Daniel P. Erikson, senior associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue.

January 1, 2009, marked a half century for the Cuban regime created and shaped by the powerful will of Fidel Castro, who transferred power to his brother Raúl last year. What does the end of Fidel's leadership mean for the future of Cuba? And what will it mean for the United States? Daniel P. Erikson, the senior associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, examines these questions in: The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution.

Discussants:

• Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Associate, U.S. Policy, Inter-American Dialogue (Author)
• Anthony DePalma, Writer-in-Residence, Seton Hall University; Author of Myths of the Enemy
• Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House
• Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA; Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly

Listen to a podcast of the event:
Download an mp3 of the audio.

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