The New School Presents: The Cuba Wars

With legislation to lift the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba making headway in Congress, The New School is proud to host a conversation with Cuba-U.S. relations expert Daniel P. Erikson, senior associate for U.S. policy and director of Caribbean programs at the Inter-American Dialogue.

As Cuba quietly becomes a major U.S. trade partner, Erikson will discuss the island’s “next revolution,” including rising expectations on both sides of the Florida Straits as Cuba’s leadership transition unfolds and the Obama administration indicates a willingness to take a fresh look at our relationship with the island nation. Erikson will read from his most recent book The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution. “Cuba wars” refers to the conflicts driving the United States and Cuba apart even as they are bound together by politics, economics, and culture.

Daniel Erikson has taught Latin American politics at Johns Hopkins-SAIS requently interviewed in U.S. and international media, and testified before the U.S. Congress. Positions he has held include research associate at Harvard Business School and Fulbright scholar in U.S.-Mexican business relations. He earned a master’s in public policy as a dean’s fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a BA from Brown University. To date, Erikson has published more than 60 articles in publications including the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Washington Post, and has contributed chapters to various books including, most recently, Agenda for Change (2009).

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue

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