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The effort to unite the economies of the western hemisphere into a single free trade agreement was initiated at the Summit of the Americas in Miami in 1994. The timetable established was for completion of the agreement by 2005. This article analyzes the efforts that have arisen over the last six years in opposition to the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA). Opposition coming from both governments in Latin America and civil society throughout the hemisphere have threatened to derail the whole process. This article details the political arguments that have been mounted against the FTAA and also provides an analysis of the myriad tactics employed by the anti-FTAA movement.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction Gary Prevost -- Chapter 2: The Relations of Cuba with Latin America and the Caribbean: The Long and Winding Road of Reconciliation Carlos Oliva Campos -- Chapter 3: Latin America and Cuba from the Perspective of the U.S. Think Tanks: 2000-2010 Luis Fernando Ayerbe -- Chapter 4: Cuba and the New Inter-American System Jaime Preciado Coronado and Pablo Uc -- Chapter 5: Cuba, Venezuela, and ALBA: The Neo-Bolívarian Challenge H. Michael Erisman -- Chapter 6: Barack Obama: Not a New Beginning, but More of the Same Esteban Morales Dominguez -- Chapter 7: Conclusion Gary Prevost -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.

United States-Cuban Relations breaks new ground in its treatment of this long and tumultuous relationship by arguing that U.S. policy toward the island is not driven primarily by the political position of the U.S.-based Cuban community, but rather by a long-standing desire of U.S. leaders to dominate this island, a position that for fifty years has met with stubborn resistance from Cuba's revolutionary leaders

This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies of revolutionary movements which have reconstituted themselves into formal political parties now contesting electoral politics. These case studies are drawn from Africa and the Americas and examined within the context of the democratic transitions which have taken place in the developing world. The book's principal objective is to analyze the factors influencing the successes and failures of these former politico-military movements within this new context of democracy and electoralism.