Monthly newsletter about ASCE events and other events of interest, Cuban research of ASCE members, selected publications about Cuba, and ASCE members’ news.

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ASCE members, please, send information about your research on Cuba, Cuban conferences, and professional achievements to the Happenings’ editor, Denisse Delgado (denissedelgadovazquez@gmail.com) if you want these events to be acknowledged by ASCE.   ​

Number 21

January 31, 2023

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I  ASCE Events and Others of Interest

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As February comes to a close, key discussions on Cuba’s economy continue to shape academic and policy debates. This month’s featured publications have explored the impact of U.S. sanctions, the complexities of economic stabilization and reform, and the growing role of dollarized stores in Cuba’s retail sector. Additionally, analyses have examined the effects of Russia’s sanctioned oil shipments to Cuba, the impact of remittance restrictions on the dollar exchange rate, and the economic implications of cryptocurrency adoption. Other critical topics include rising inflation, the transportation crisis, the decline of Cuba’s sugar industry, and the broader challenges facing agricultural productivity and food security.

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These timely contributions help us better understand the structural shifts and policy dilemmas facing Cuba today. As we move into March, we encourage our readers to reflect on these discussions and stay engaged in the exchange of ideas that drive a deeper comprehension of Cuba’s evolving economic landscape. 

Let’s continue the conversation in the months ahead!

 

II   PUBLICATIONS ABOUT CUBA

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• Pavel Vidal: What Effects Do U.S. Sanctions Have on the Cuban Economy?, Cuban Horizon, February 6, 2025.

• Mayra Espina: dialogar para conservar soberanía y superar la crisis, La Joven Cuba, February 6, 2025.

• José Luis Reyes: Rusia envía a Cuba un barco sancionado por EEUU cargado de petróleo, DCC, February 12, 2025. 

• Pavel Vidal: What to Expect from Stabilization and Reforms: Lessons of Interest to Cuba, Cuban Horizon, February 13, 2025.

• Interview with Pedro Monreal for DIARIO DE CUBA, Reabre en La Habana un mercado de Tiendas Caribe 'con todo', pero sin posibilidad de pago en MLC, February 14, 2025. 

• 14ymedio: El dólar se congela en Cuba pese a las limitaciones de Trump a las remesas, February 14, 2025.

• Omar E. Pérez: Las tiendas en dólares en Cuba. Algunas valoraciones económicas, Cuban Horizon, February 16, 2025.

• Federico Hernández: Por qué fracasó el bitcoin en El Salvador, 14ymedio, February 17, 2025.

• 14ymedio: Con una zafra de apenas 160.000 toneladas en 2024, se extingue la industria azucarera de Cuba, February 19, 2025.

• Yenys Laura: ¿Viajar en Cuba? La crisis del transporte en datos, elTOQUE, February 20, 2025. 

• Interview with Pedro Monreal for DIARIO DE CUBA, 'La inflación arrancó fuerte en Cuba en enero de 2025', marcada por los precios de los alimentos y los cigarros, February 22, 2025. 

• Omar E. Pérez: Para encarrilar a la agricultura cubana, Cuban Horizon, February 26, 2025.

• Glenda Boza: Del bodegón privado del barrio a la tienda en dólares, elTOQUE, February 29, 2025. 

• EBIORO UAB: oportunidades, riesgos y desafíos de las criptomonedas en Cuba, La Joven Cuba, February 28, 2025.

 

III ASCE Members’ News

 

New Publication by Dr. Jorge Domínguez

Longstanding ASCE member Dr. Jorge Domínguez has recently published a research article in the International Journal of Cuban Studies. An earlier version of this work was presented at ASCE.

 

"Responding to Crisis: The Cuban Leadership Copes with Mass Protests, 2020-2022," International Journal of Cuban Studies 16:2 (December 2024): 224-246. Read here

 

Additionally, Dr. Domínguez has contributed a book review of Colonial Reckoning, published by Duke University Press:

 

Book Review:

Louis A. Pérez, Jr., Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2023, 278 pp. ISBN

 

New Publication by Dr. Jorge Romeu

Valuable ASCE member Dr. Jorge Romeu has recently published his work "Sobre el impacto político y social de la masonería de las Antillas Españolas" in Caribbean Studies (University of Puerto Rico). The article presents an analysis of Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century, followed by an examination of the broader situation in the Caribbean.

 

Romeu, J.L. (2024). Sobre el impacto político y social de la masonería de las Antillas Españolas. Caribbean Studies, 52(1), 95-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/crb.2024.a934977.