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Report

Aug 20, 2020

North Korean Decisionmaking: Economic Opening, Conventional Deterrence Breakdown, and Nuclear Use

The authors examine (1) experiences of different communist regimes to forecast North Korean adoption of a new economic model; (2) what might happen if conventional deterrence fails on the Peninsula; and (3) why North Korea might use nuclear weapons.
Commentary

Apr 15, 2019

Economic Sanctions and Carpet Bombing Are Similarly Ruinous

For American policymakers, economic sanctions are too often the soft choice between doing nothing and taking effective but risky or expensive action. Yet, before they inflict years, perhaps decades of impoverishment and worse on entire populations, they should ask if their efforts are likely to succeed and are worth punishing an entire people.
Announcement

Oct 9, 2018

Statement About Edward Gonzalez, RAND Consultant and Expert on Cuba

Edward Gonzalez, a longtime RAND resident consultant and political science professor at UCLA who spent decades studying Fidel Castro's Cuba and its relations with the United States and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 85.
Commentary

Apr 16, 2018

Now's the Time to Act on Guantanamo

Most of the 41 terror suspects who remain confined at Guantanamo Bay are unlikely to be released from custody any time soon. But the possibility that new detainees may soon be sent to the facility argues for early action to accelerate the legal proceedings against those already being held.
Commentary

Oct 6, 2017

Doing More with Less: Lessons from Cuba's Health Care System

High U.S. health care costs do not yield corresponding health outcomes for its citizens. But Cuba, for less than a tenth of U.S. costs, has attained comparable outcomes on many indicators, such as life expectancy and infant mortality. Cuba prioritizes primary care and prevention and addresses social determinants of health.
Commentary

Nov 5, 2016

A Changing Cuba May Create Risks for Maritime Border Security

A changing Cuba may contribute to less secure maritime borders for the United States. The U.S. should plan accordingly to stop mass movements of both drugs and people.
Commentary

Aug 13, 2006

The Ego that Sank Cuba

In sacrificing his country to advance his grandiose ambitions, Castro dealt a grievous blow to Cuban society. He has left the island exhausted, disillusioned, divided and with little hope of a better future — at least as long as he remains on the scene.
Report

Aug 15, 2004

Cuba After Castro: Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments

Examines the political, social, and economic challenges the Cuban government and people will likely face in a post-Castro Cuba
Research Brief

Jan 1, 2004

A Legacy of Dysfunction: Cuba After Fidel

When Fidel Castro departs, Cuba will reach a crossroads. A post-Castro regime that attempts to remain communist may find itself in a cul-de-sac where old policies and instruments no longer work. If such a regime should falter, a democratic-leaning re...
Report

Jan 1, 1999

The RAND Forum on Cuba

This report presents conference proceedings from "The RAND Forum on Cuba" (Washington, D.C., 1998), which was convened to examine the future of Cuba and to discuss U.S. policy options towards a Cuba under and after Fidel Castro.
Report

Jan 1, 1998

Cuba and Lessons From Other Communist Transitions: A Workshop Report

Cuba and Lessons From Other Communist Transitions: A Workshop Report
Journal Article

Jan 1, 1994

A Deafening Silence: US Policy and the Sigint Facility at Lourdes

On the Soviet (now Russian) monitoring station on Cuba, and why the US has not made an issue out of it.

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