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Cuban International Relations at 60 brings together the perspectives of leading experts and the personal accounts of two ambassadors to examine Cuba‚Äôs global engagement and foreign policy since January 1959 by focusing on the island‚Äôs key international relationships and issues. Thisbook‚Äôs first section focuseson Havana‚Äôs complex relationship with Washington and its second section concentrates on Cuba‚Äôs other key relationships with consideration also being given to Cuba’s external trade and investment sectors and the possibility of the island becoming a future petro-power. Throughout this study due attention is given to the role of history and Cuban nationalism in the formation of the island‚Äôs unique foreign policy. This book‚Äôs examination and reflection on Cuba as an actor on the international arena for the 60 years of the revolutionary period highlights the multifaceted and complex reasons for the island‚Äôs global engagement. It concludes that Cuba‚Äôs global presence since January 1959 has been remarkable for a Caribbean island, is unparalleled, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Scholars of international relations, Latin American studies, and political science n will find this book particularly interesting.