The Cuba Forum

Co-sponsored by the Cuban Research Institute (CRI) and the Inter-American Dialogue, the Cuba Forum is a lecture series held in Washington D.C. on Cuba and US-Cuba relations covering a wide range of policy-relevant topics. The objectives of the Cuba Forum are to:

• Present to policymakers, intelligence officials, academics, the media, and the general community information and analysis on key policy issues affecting Cuba and U.S. policy toward the island.



• Broaden the parameters of policy debate regarding Cuba’s political, economic, and social conditions by creating a space where multiple perspectives are welcome and dialogue is encouraged.



• Take to Washington, D.C. national and international experts on Cuba and encourage a healthy relationship between the academy, policymakers, the diplomatic corps, and the media as they analyze aspects of contemporary Cuban issues and the process of transition on the island.



• Establish a network of parties interested in Cuba in the Washington area, including US policymakers, NGO officials, academics, and diplomatic corps.

To listen to past Cuba Forums, click the links below:

• Raúl Castro and Cuba's Foreign Policy
  June 20, 2008
  Panelists:

  Paul Hare, Former British Ambassador to Cuba
  Mario Loyola, Senate Republican Policy Committee
  Jorge Piñon, University of Miami
  Comments by Dan Erikson and Katrin Hansing

  Audio: mp3



• The New Old Cuba: Making Sense of Post-Fidel Cuba
  April 18, 2008
  Panelists:

  William Leogrande, American University
  Frank Mora, National War College
  Phil Peters, Lexington Institute
  Katrin Hansing, Cuban Research Institute

  Audio: William Leogrande, Frank Mora, Phil Peters, Katrin Hansing, Q&A Discussion

Click on the link to access the following three working papers from the September 14, 2005 Cuba Forum entitled, "Cuba, Venezuela, and the Americas: A Changing Landscape" :

• "The Logic of Extremism: How Chávez Gains by Giving Cuba So Much" by Javier Corrales, Amherst College



• "Castro’s Chávez Strategy" by Dan Erikson, Inter-American Dialogue



• "The Chávez Revolution: A Historical and Hemispheric Perspective" by Mark Falcoff, American Enterprise Institute

Future sessions of the Cuba Forum will examine specifics of the Cuba case while placing the island’s situation in a regional framework, drawing on the expertise and resources of the CRI and Inter-American Dialogue.

The Cuba Forum is made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation.

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