Cuba’s Military 1990–2005

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Avant Propos

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 1-14

3. Mambises Still? The Revolutionary Tradition in the Cuban Armed Forces

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 15-40

4. The FAR up to the Special Period, 1959–1990: The Third World’s Most Impressive Armed Force?

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 41-54

5. The Blows: The FAR Alone in a Cruel World

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 55-74

6. “The Proof is in the Pudding”: The FAR and the Economy

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   Pages 75-102

7. The FAR and the United States: Confidence Building in Limited but Important Sectors

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 103-147

8. Cuba, the FAR, and Other Countries: Has the Search for Friends Brought Results?

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 149-195

9. The Context for the FAR at Home—Malaise sans fin?

   • Hal Klepak

   Pages 197-208

10. The FAR and the Politics of “No Transition”: But Who Else?

    • Hal Klepak

    Pages 209-240

11. The Military Defense of Cuba: But Can the FAR still Deter?

    • Hal Klepak

    Pages 241-270

12. Conclusion

    • Hal Klepak

    Pages 271-278

13. Back Matter

    Pages 279-340

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This book is the first examination of the Cuban military in the context of Cuba's political and economic challenges in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR - and therefore of Soviet economic, political and psychological support. It provides important historical and political contexts of the development and engagement of the military.

• economy
• revolution
• Third World
• Tradition
• latin american politics

'This is an outstanding, exhaustively researched study that is absolutely fundamental for an understanding of both the reality of contemporary Cuba and its future...This definitive work on Cuban defence policy and the role of the armed forces is essential reading for anybody seeking to analyze one of the most important features of revolutionary Cuba. The book reveals insightful analysis, detailed research, and a genuine flair for understanding and explaining the importance of the Cuban armed forces. A true classic in the field of Cuban Studies.' - John M. Kirk, Dalhousie University, Canada

'He [Hal Klepak] writes insightfully, prudently and well...He draws on a wealth of expereince from his scholarly study of military institutions to enable him to signal the particularity of the Cuban military in a Latin American perspective.' - Jorge I. Dominguez, Latin American Studes

'This volume is an invaluable work from an author who has both unrivalled knowledge of the Cuban Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (the FAR) and clear admiration for their mixture of professionalism and commitment...Klepak has thus provided a necessary antidote to preconceptions and an exceptionally worthwhile service to our understanding of Cuba.' - Antoni Kapcia, New West Indian Guide

Hal Klepak is a professor of history and warfare studies at the Royal Military College of Canada.

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