Cuba's Energy Future

Published by: Brookings Institution Press 

Strategic Approaches to Cooperation

Foreword by Vicki Huddleston. edited by Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado

Publication Year: 2010

Approaching an uncertain future without Fidel Castro, and still reeling from a downturn at the end of the cold war, Cuba must act decisively to improve its economy and living conditions. One of the major challenges facing the impoverished island nation is securing access to energy resources that are sufficient to meet the needs of its revitalization and development goals. What steps can Cuba take to achieve both short- and long-term energy sustainability and self-sufficiency? In this timely analysis, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado and his colleagues answer that question.
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