When
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM ESTAdd to Calendar
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Worldwide events have prompted heightened security measures at all Department of Defense (DoD) installations. Ft. McNair is enforcing a 100% ID check, as well as increased vehicle searches, for all visitors. These measures have increased the amount of time required to enter Ft. McNair. In order to ensure the Forum begins promptly at 8:30 AM, we request you arrive between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. If you do not have a DOD issued ID (i.e. military ID, CAC card, dependent ID), you will be asked to present government-issued identification and submit a visitor access request at the Visitor Center. US citizens may present a driver's license. If you are not a US citizen, you will be required to present either your passport or an alien identification card.
Where
William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense StudiesNational Defense University
Abraham Lincoln Hall
Washington, DC 20319
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Contact
Protocol OfficeWiliam J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
202-685-4665
chdsprotocol@ndu.edu
The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Study cordially invites you to attend
our upcoming Hemispheric Forum:
Cuba's Continuing Regional Influence
Cuba continues to have a disproportional impact on the rest of Latin America well into the 21st Century. This continuing regional influence is baffling to some given Cuba’s loss of its major sponsor, the Soviet Union, at the end of the Cold War. The forum attempts to explore this phenomenon by convening academics, Cuban dissidents, former and current US diplomats to answer the questions of how the island has remained such a rival to the United States and how it has gained so much leverage over countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, as well as the factors that have made this possible.
Framing the DiscussionDr. Brian Latell, Senior Research Associate, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, Florida International University
Cuban Diplomacy, Cooperation, and Intelligence Gathering Activities
Dr. Juan Antonio Blanco, Executive Director, Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba
An American Perspective on Cuba's Regional Influence
Ambassador Otto Reich, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Cuba's Information and Propaganda Campaign in the Hemisphere
Mr. Álvaro Alba, Historian and Journalist, Martí Noticias
US Policy Towards Cuba during the Obama Administration: Seeking Rapprochement
Mr. Ricardo Zúñiga, Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program; Former Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States National Security Council
Conclusions and Policy Implications
Ms. Carrie Filipetti, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cuba and Venezuela, United States Department of State
For more information about this exciting Hemispheric Forum, including a schedule of events, please visit our web page at https://www.williamjperrycenter.org/content/hemispheric-forum-cubas-continuing-regional-influence
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[English Broadcast] [Spanish Broadcast]