Words & Wires Series: "The Cuba Wars" with Daniel P. Erikson

Since Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother Raul in 2008, there has been increased focus on Cuba and its future. Raul Castro has enacted many reforms, raising the intriguing possibility that Cuba, like China, might be gradually opening up to capitalism. Yet what about Cuba’s political system- will it reform?  

For our next installment of Words and Wires Series, YPFP is pleased to host Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Associate for U.S. policy and Director of Caribbean Programs at the Inter-American Dialogue, who will speak about his recent book The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution. In this work, Erikson explores Cuba’s unknown future and its potential relationship with the United States. 

The discussion will be held from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 25. This event is open to Affiliate and General Members and will be off-the-record. You must log-in to your member account to register for this event. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at events@ypfp.org.  

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Daniel P. Erikson
Daniel P. Erikson is Senior Associate for U.S. Policy and Director of Caribbean Programs at the Inter-American Dialogue.  Erikson has published more than sixty articles in publications including The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, and The Washington Post, and his book chapters appear in The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change (2009), The Diplomacies of Small States (2009), Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy (2008), Looking Forward: Comparative Perspectives on Cuba’s Transition (2007), Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin America (2007), and Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond (2005), which he co-edited. Erikson has taught Latin American politics at Johns Hopkins-SAIS, is frequently interviewed in U.S. and international media, and has testified before the U.S. Congress.  His past positions include Research Associate at Harvard Business School and Fulbright Scholar in U.S.-Mexican business relations. He earned a Masters in Public Policy as a Dean’s Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. from Brown University. 
Start Time: February 25, 2010 - 8:00pm
End Time: February 25, 2010 - 9:30pm
Speaker(s): Daniel P. Erikson - Senior Associate for U.S. Policy and Director of Caribbean Programs at the Inter-American Dialogue and author of The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
Event Fees: none
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