Cuba in a Global Context : University Press of Florida : 9780813062174 : 0813062179 : 31 May 2016 : "Krull has assembled an impressive array of international scholars to examine Cuba's impact on international relations."?Mervyn Bain, author of Russian-Cuban Relations since 1992   "An anthology of insightful essays that outruns the information blockade on Cuba."?Ricardo A. Dello Buono, coeditor of Cuba in the Twenty-First Century   There is a great deal more to Cuba's place on the global stage than its contentious relationship with the United States. Taking a refreshing look at Cuban international relations, contributors to this volume from both inside and outside the island explore the myriad ways in which it has not only maintained but often increased its reach and influence. In Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Cuba has assumed a geopolitical role of unlikely prominence. Even in the face of the ongoing U.S. embargo, Cubans have seen improvement in the quality of their li