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This chapter highlights the main aspects of the relationship between Cuba and its CARICOM neighbors and explores some of the underlying factors that challenge Cuba-CARICOM relations. The shifting geo-political climate since the end of the Cold War and the declining geo-strategic significance of the Caribbean to the United States played a role in the Cuba-CARICOM relationship. The opening up of the global economy in the 1990s allowed for greater trade exchanges and cooperation between Cuba and CARICOM. However, several factors continue to hinder further advancement of the relationship, principally the persistence of the embargo and the fear of breaching it.
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The Caribbean Community was established in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas (see Chap. 3).
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In favor: Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica. Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago (United Nations 1993, 234).
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In favor: Dominica. Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago (United Nations 1993, 803).
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For more information on the six stages of Cuba-Caribbean relations after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, consult the chapter ‘The Foreign Policy of the Cuban Revolution: Half a Century of Cuba-Caribbean Relations’ in Selected Essays on Contemporary Caribbean Issues Vol. II, edited book by Dr. Mark Kirton, November 2019 (estimated date of publication).
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Translated from the original: “se han convertido en un foro óptimo para coordinar acciones conjuntas relativas a los esfuerzos de desarrollo nacional, así como para lograr el avance de los intereses comunes dentro del contexto de procesos de integración y cooperación más amplios” (Martínez Reinosa 2015, 223).
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Laguardia Martinez, J., Chami, G., Montoute, A., Mohammed, D.A. (2020). Background: U.S. Impact on the Cuba-CARICOM Relationship. In: Changing Cuba-U.S. Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20366-5_8
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