Convergence and Divergence in United States and Canadian Cuba Policy Post-1959: A Triangular Comparative Analysis

Rodríguez, Raúl Rodríguez

doi:10.7202/040797ar

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“…While two-way trade is modest overall, the Cubans still see this aspect of the bilateral relationship in more political terms. Stated differently, Canada stands as an alternative Western trading partner to the US (with similar high-tech, machinery and food products to export), is firmly opposed to the US blockade of Cuba (and votes annually with Cuba against the embargo at the United Nations) and is willing to have normal relations with Havana (Rodríguez 2008(Rodríguez , 2018. Constructive relations with Canada, then, also highlight and expose the absurdity and outmoded nature of US policy toward Cuba.…”

Section: Untangling the Policy Drivers Of Canada-cuba Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the Core Policy Drivers of Canada–Cuba Relations: Plus ça Change …

McKenna

2024

IJCS

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This article chronicles and examines the decades-long Canadian–Cuban relationship – albeit with a greater focus on the federal Liberal governments of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1984, and his son, Justin Trudeau, 2015–present. For analytical purposes, it poses a number of interesting and insightful questions about the “what” and “why” of Canada–Cuba relations. The overarching aim of this narrative, then, is twofold: (1) to outline the nature and extent of Canada’s Cuba policy since the beginning of the Cuban revolution in 1959 and (2) to identify what the central policy drivers are, from both the Canadian and Cuban perspectives, and how they still mould the bilateral relationship today. Lastly, it concludes with some general thoughts on the overall contours of Canadian–Cuban relations since the early 1960s.

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Section: Untangling the Policy Drivers Of Canada-cuba Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%