Harlan Abrahams, a Denver-based writer, lawyer, and former law professor, has published many scholarly articles and written several novels, one of which has been optioned for a movie to be shot on location in Havana. He has traveled to Cuba many times since 1998. Arturo Lopez-Levy, a native of Cuba, is a lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is also a research associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East and teaches Latin American politics and comparative politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. In Cuba, Lopez-Levy worked as Secretary of the B’nai B’rith Lodge of the Cuban Jewish Community and a political analyst for the Cuban government.

• Table of ContentsPreface by Harlan Abrahams      Preface by Arturo Lopez-Levy      PART I—TWO NEW PRESIDENTS1. Arturo and Raúl      2. Pedro, Carlos and Raúl      3. Raúl and Rody      PART II—THE NEW CUBA4. The Economy in the New Cuba      5. Politics in the New Cuba      6. The Rule of Law in the New Cuba      PART III—THE FUTURE OF CUBA7. Silly Fantasies      8. A Detour to Russia?      9. The Chinese Model, Europe and Brazil      PART IV—THE NEW CONVERGENCE10. Making Space      11. Fits and Starts      12. The Path to Reform      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Harlan Abrahams, a Denver-based writer, lawyer, and former law professor, has published many scholarly articles and written several novels, one of which has been optioned for a movie to be shot on location in Havana. He has traveled to Cuba many times since 1998. Arturo Lopez-Levy, a native of Cuba, is a lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is also a research associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East and teaches Latin American politics and comparative politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. In Cuba, Lopez-Levy worked as Secretary of the B’nai B’rith Lodge of the Cuban Jewish Community and a political analyst for the Cuban government.

• Table of ContentsPreface by Harlan Abrahams      Preface by Arturo Lopez-Levy      PART I—TWO NEW PRESIDENTS1. Arturo and Raúl      2. Pedro, Carlos and Raúl      3. Raúl and Rody      PART II—THE NEW CUBA4. The Economy in the New Cuba      5. Politics in the New Cuba      6. The Rule of Law in the New Cuba      PART III—THE FUTURE OF CUBA7. Silly Fantasies      8. A Detour to Russia?      9. The Chinese Model, Europe and Brazil      PART IV—THE NEW CONVERGENCE10. Making Space      11. Fits and Starts      12. The Path to Reform      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Harlan Abrahams, a Denver-based writer, lawyer, and former law professor, has published many scholarly articles and written several novels, one of which has been optioned for a movie to be shot on location in Havana. He has traveled to Cuba many times since 1998. Arturo Lopez-Levy, a native of Cuba, is a lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is also a research associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East and teaches Latin American politics and comparative politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. In Cuba, Lopez-Levy worked as Secretary of the B’nai B’rith Lodge of the Cuban Jewish Community and a political analyst for the Cuban government.

• Table of ContentsPreface by Harlan Abrahams      Preface by Arturo Lopez-Levy      PART I—TWO NEW PRESIDENTS1. Arturo and Raúl      2. Pedro, Carlos and Raúl      3. Raúl and Rody      PART II—THE NEW CUBA4. The Economy in the New Cuba      5. Politics in the New Cuba      6. The Rule of Law in the New Cuba      PART III—THE FUTURE OF CUBA7. Silly Fantasies      8. A Detour to Russia?      9. The Chinese Model, Europe and Brazil      PART IV—THE NEW CONVERGENCE10. Making Space      11. Fits and Starts      12. The Path to Reform      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index