| Sumario: | Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba has adopted nationalist, anti-American rhetoric to rally a population troubled by everyday scarcity and with little prospect of economic improvement. The rhetoric is a response to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dwindling possibility of exporting revolution in the Americas or even building socialism at home. Castro's increasing tendency to identify his revolution's success or failure with the degree of influence that America has over Cuban affairs helps to elucidate the equanimity with which Castro has accepted investment from capitalist countries. It is compromise with Washington, not capitalism, that is unacceptable to Castro. Castro's outlook, particularly after the shooting down of the two civilian planes sponsored by Brothers to the Rescue in February, should not make one optimistic about the possibilities for real change in the system he created.
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