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Daniel P. Erikson, senior associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, will read from his book The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution and discuss the future of U.S.-Cuban relations. He will be available to sign copies of the book after the presentation.

Drawing on extensive visits to Cuba and conversations with Cubans from across the political spectrum, The Cuba Wars explores two crucial questions: What does the end of the era of Castro’s leadership mean for Cuba’s future? And what will it mean for the United States? “Cuba wars” refers to the conflicts driving the United States and Cuba apart even as they are bound together by politics, economics, and culture. As Cuba quietly becomes a major U.S. trade partner, however, the island’s “next revolution” lies in rising expectations on both sides of the Florida Straits as Cuba’s leadership transition unfolds and the Obama administration takes a fresh look at our relationship with the island nation.

Daniel P. Erikson is the senior associate for U.S. policy and director of Caribbean programs at the Inter-American Dialogue. Erikson has published more than 60 articles in publications including the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Washington Post and has contributed chapters to The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change (2009), The Diplomacies of Small States (2009), Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy (2008), Looking Forward: Comparative Perspectives on Cuba’s Transition (2007), Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin America (2007), and Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond (2005), which he co-edited. Erikson has taught Latin American politics at Johns Hopkins-SAIS, is frequently interviewed in U.S. and international media, and has 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.

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