CALL FOR PAPERS – 24th Edition of the Conversation Series “Cuba in the Foreign Policy of the United States of America”

CALL FOR PAPERS

24th Edition of the Conversation Series

“Cuba in the Foreign Policy of the United States of America”

Havana, December 16–17, 2026

The Center for International Policy Research (CIPI) invites participants to the 24th Edition of the Conversation Series “Cuba in the Foreign Policy of the United States of America”, a platform for academic exchange and debate on contemporary dynamics in relations between the two countries and their regional and international implications. The central theme of this edition will be «An Intensified Blockade, Domestic Dynamics, and Hegemonic Projection».

Against a backdrop of intensified coercive measures and a policy aimed at suffocating Cuba, changes in the U.S. political landscape, and hemispheric geopolitical tensions, this edition invites researchers, scholars, professors, and students to submit proposals that contribute to the analysis of U.S. policy toward Cuba, its main challenges, and its prospects, guided by the following thematic areas:

1. The United States: Domestic Dynamics, Midterm Elections, and Their Impact on Bilateral Relations.
2. The Intensification of the Blockade and Unilateral Coercive Measures: Their Impact on Cuba and Their Extraterritorial Dimension.
3. The United States, Cuba, and Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Hegemonic Projection and Its Regional Implications.
4. Bilateral Dialogue and Negotiations: An Assessment of and Lessons from the Rapprochement Process of 2015–2017.
5. Cuba–U.S. Cooperation: Science, Technology, the Environment, and Other Areas of Mutual Interest.
6. Economic Transformations in Cuba: Opportunities for Bilateral Ties.
7. Other Topics Related to U.S. Foreign Policy toward Cuba.

The event will be held in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation.

Proposals must include the paper title, an abstract of no more than 250 words, and the author’s or authors’ names, institutional affiliations, and contact information. They must be submitted by November 20, 2026. Speakers are expected to submit the full text of their presentations by December 10, 2026. Proposals should be sent to eventoscubausa@gmail.com.

CIPI invites the national and international academic community to participate in this new edition and contribute to the debate and analysis of the main challenges and prospects in relations between Cuba and the United States.