Re-Engagement with Cuba: The Strategic Calculus

R. Evan Ellis

December 18, 2014 | http://warontherocks.com/2014/12/re-engagement-with-cuba-the-strategic-calculus/

Yesterday’s decision by President Obama to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba will be highly controversial domestically, but popular internationally. The normalization of ties between these two foes has potential to advance the strategic interests of the United States by helping it to improve its relationships with the states of Latin America and the Caribbean, and more effectively manage regional security challenges.