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The Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs
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Howard Jones
Oxford University Press (2008)

"In The Bay of Pigs , Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro. He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of U. S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs."
United States-Cuban Relations: A Critical History
United States-Cuban Relations: A Critical History
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Esteban Morales Dominguez and Gary Prevost
Lexington Books (2008)

United States-Cuban Relations breaks new ground in its treatment of this long and tumultuous relationship. The overall approach, mirroring the political science background of both authors, does not focus on historical detail that has been provided by many other works, but rather on a broad analysis of trends and patterns that have marked the long relationship between the two countries. Dominguez and Prevost argue that U.S. policy toward Cuba is driven in significant measure by developments on the ground in Cuba. From the U.S. intervention at the time of the Cuban Independence War to the most recent revisions of U.S. policy in the wake of the Powell Commission, the authors demonstrate how U.S. policy adjusts to developments and perceived reality on the island. The final chapters of the book focus on the contemporary period, with particular emphasis on the changing dynamic toward Cuba from U.S. civil society. Dominguez and Prevost describe how the U.S. business community, fearful of being isolated from Cuba's reinsertion in the world's capitalist markets, have united with long-standing opponents of the U.S. embargo to win the right to sell food and medicines to Cuba over the last four years. Ultimately, the authors are realists about the possibility of better relations between the U.S. and Cuba, pointing out that, short of the collapse of Cuba's current political and economic system, fundamental change in U.S. policy toward the island is unlikely in the immediate future.
The Cuban Embargo: The Domestic Politics of an American Foreign Policy
The Cuban Embargo: The Domestic Politics of an American Foreign Policy
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Patrick J. Hanney and Walter Vanderbrush
University of Pittsburgh Press (2005)

A thorough examination of U. S. economic relations with Cuba, this text discusses the history of the embargo policy as well as current changes in attitudes. It demonstrates the serious effects domestic politics can have on foreign policy.
True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba's Master Spy
True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba's Master Spy
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Scott W. Carmichael
U.S. Naval Institute Press (2007)

Ana Montes appeared to be a model employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Known to her coworkers as the Queen of Cuba, she was an overachiever who advanced quickly through the ranks of Latin American specialists to become the intelligence community's top analyst on Cuban affairs. But throughout her sixteen-year career at DIA, Montes sent Castro some of America's most closely guarded secrets and at the same time influenced what the United States thought it knew about Cuba. When she was finally arrested in September 2001, she became the most senior American intelligence official ever accused of operating as a Cuban spy from within the federal government. Unrepentant as she serves out her time in a federal prison in Texas, Montes remains the only member of the intelligence community ever convicted of espionage on behalf of the Cuban government. This inside account of the investigation that led to her arrest was written by Scott W. Carmichael, the DIA's senior counterintelligence investigator who persuaded the FBI to delve deeper into Montes activities. Although Montes did not fit the FBI's profile of a spy and easily managed to defeat the agency's polygraph exam, Carmichael became suspicious of her activities and, with the FBI, over a period of several years developed a solid case against her. Here he tells the story of that long and ultimately successful spy hunt. Carmichael reveals the details of their efforts to bring her to justice, offering readers a front-row seat for the first major U.S. espionage case of the twenty-first century. She was arrested less than twenty-four hours before learning details of the U.S. plan to invade Afghanistan post-September 11. Motivated by ideology and not money, Montes was one of the last "true believers" of the Communist era. Because her arrest came just ten days after 9/11, it went largely unnoticed by the American public. This book calls attention to the grave damage Montes inflicted on U.S. security--Carmichael even implicates her in the death of a Green Beret fighting Cuban-backed insurgent in El Salvador and the damage she would have continued to inflict had she not been caught.
U.S.-Cuban Cooperation Past, Present, and Future
U.S.-Cuban Cooperation Past, Present, and Future
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Melanie M. Ziegler
University Press of Florida (2007)

The United States and Cuba actually cooperate on several issues of mutual interest. This intriguing pattern of U.S.-Cuban cooperation emerged during the 1990s. Naked self-interest led the two governments to cooperate in four areas: illegal immigration, drug trafficking, decreasing tensions around Guantánamo Naval Base, and reducing the threat of unintended war. The fact that there has been any cooperation between the United States and Cuba may be surprising since the public rhetoric of animosity has always dominated U.S.-Cuban discourse. To date, there has been little systematic research on these areas of cooperation, from confidence building measures to how Cuban exile groups have attempted to undermine all levels of cooperation with the United States. Melanie Ziegler examines these issues and offers possible solutions in hopes of discovering the best pathway for avoiding future confrontation and for building normal relations in the twenty-first century. As the Fidel Castro era draws to a close, it is essential to examine and begin looking for new perspectives on U.S.-Cuban cooperation tactics. Complete with a historical background, this book is a must-read for scholars, students, policy experts, and members of the U.S. military. Melanie M. Ziegler is visiting assistant professor of political science and international studies at Miami University in Ohio.

Articles, Opinions, and Papers

May 2013
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5/21/13 US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
Bloomberg Businessweek
5/20/13 Op-Ed: The Embargo and Cuban Identity
Carib Journal
5/17/13 U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba settles suit against employer
Reuters News
5/11/13 U.S. Strips 'Cuban Five' Member of Citizenship
Fox News Latino
5/10/13 Biden: US Wants "Real Change” in Cuba
Havana Times
5/1/13 State Department says Cuba won't be removed from its list of state sponsors of terrorism
The Washington Post
5/1/13 Whispered complaints about U.S.-Cuba academic exchanges go public
MiamiHerald.com
April 2013
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4/30/13 Organizers: Mariela Castro will visit Philadelphia
MiamiHerald.com
4/26/13 U.S. Denies Raul Castro's Daughter Request To Travel Here To Accept Award
Fox News Latino
4/18/13 Secretary of State: No swap of Cuban spies for Alan Gross
MiamiHerald.com

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