Boundary Conditions for the US’ Policy Towards Cuba: Policymaking in a Context of Hegemonic Transition

Cuba’s relations with major powers have been a key factor driving the country’s history. Ranging from the colonisation by Spain in its path to becoming the greatest European and world power, to a strategic alliance with the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s, those relations have taken many forms. They have conditioned the island’s inception in the modern world system and have shaped the evolution of its domestic structures.