“Pro-Castro Cuba: Entrenched military guarantees continuity”, Mikael Wigell (FIIA, Finland)

FIIA Comment 9/2018, April 2018

Cuba’s presumed new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is facing hefty challenges. A major hurdle is the on-going militarization of the Cuban state and economy, which will slow down the liberalization of the Cuban economy and prevent any democratic opening in the coming years.”