| Sumario: | There is still no opening in sight for bridging the 36-year-old rift between Cuba and Washington, or more specifically, between Cuba and Miami. Cuba remains trapped in a series of historical shackles: the lingering cult of a revolutionary leader turned omnipotent dictator, a controlled economy suddenly subjected to the law of neoliberal markets, the remnants of a cold war with America, and a long-distance civil war with a transplanted ruling class in Miami that still thirsts for revenge. Most Americans believe that the time has come to abandon the decades-long American blockade on the Cuban economy. However, the conventional wisdom fails to take into account the influential Cuban-American community—its stakes in the Cuba question, its importance in contemporary American politics, and its fears that Castro will retain or even strengthen his hold on power. Policy toward Cuba is inextricably bound to the influence of the Cuban community in Miami.
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