Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship

At the end of President Barack Obama's second term it seemed that the U.S. and Cuba might be on track to normalize relations after five decades of cold war animus. These hopes appeared dashed however by the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election which brought to power a candidate<br>that campaigned on undoing Obama's signature policies including the rapprochement with Cuba. Several years into the Trump administration there are still several pathways that these two neighboring countries could take to either continue the rapprochement extend the status quo or drift further<br>apart. Although it is not entirely clear which direction the bilateral relationship will take given the varied and divergent political pressures that drive each of the two nations it is clear that several key opportunities and challenges await them. <p/>Drawing insight from the political economic and legal spheres this book examines possible pathways for the two cold war adversaries. Key among the issues that demand attention are unresolved property claims dating back to the 1959 revolution establishing regularized bilateral economic<br>relationships in multiple sectors of the economy as well as addressing a variety of legal and political constraints in both Cuba and the United States. This volume tackles these issues by drawing on the expertise of scholars in three distinct fields--political science economics and law--while<br>positing viable policy choices and the opportunities and challenges found therein.<br>