Cuba: What Is Going On and Does Anybody Care?
Since the late 1950s and for 60 years, Cuba played an oversized role in U.S. and world politics. For years everybody knew about Fidel, Bay of Pigs, the embargo, the October Missile Crisis, the Mariel boat lift, Elian Gonzalez, “wet foot/dry foot policy”, Obama’s visit, and the mysterious illness in the US embassy. But then there was no news. What happened?
This lecture is an opportunity to catch up with what has and is happening on the island since Fidel’s death in 2016. What has changed, and what has not. Does the world care anymore, or is Cuba seen as existing in a geopolitical limbo? Do we dare speculate as to what will happen in the near future? Is change wanted by the Cubans, and can they effect it if they want? Where is Putin, where is China, and where is the US in all of this? Join us to find out.
José Juves is back at OLLI, albeit remotely. His interests remain history and science. José has continued his teaching experiences as a lecturer at the Renaissance Academy in Naples, Florida and at the Lee County Library. He is also a docent at the Six Miles Cypress Slough preserve in Ft. Myers.