Fidel Castro’s dictatorship and the future of Cuba
Mark Falcoff, former professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior consultant to the 1983 National Bipartisan Commission on Central America, chaired by Henry Kissinger, wrote in The Times of London an op-ed about Fidel Castro’s resignation.
He Stood Up to the U.S.–and Survived
by Mark Falcoff, The Times (London)
February 20, 2008
“Dynastic succession within dictatorships is nothing new in today’s world, as Syria and North Korea have demonstrated. But in the case of Cuba the transfer of power from one Castro brother to another reveals a more complex and interesting process. For one thing, it has been occurring in slow motion and without incident for at least the past five years, during which time Raúl has placed people loyal to him (sometimes even family members) in all the key ministries and government agencies.”
