02429cam a2200421 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001300065020002200078027002300100035002000123037001100143040001900154043002100173050002400194100003100218245007000249264003700319300002800356336002600384337002600410337002800436338003600464338002700500500002200527500006400549504004100613520100000654530005801654588004701712651004401759651004401803710002901847710002201876710003101898856005901929999001901988rnd000000000047263RAND920212s1982    cau      b    000 0deng d  a82021455  a083300459X (pbk.)  aRAND/R-2954-DOS/AF  a(Sirsi) a188306  c$35.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---anwcu--- 4aE183.8.C9bG66 19821 aGonzalez, Edward.eauthor.12aA strategy for dealing with Cuba in the 1980s /cEdward Gonzalez. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1982.  axxi, 133 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"September 1982."  aThis research was conducted under RAND's Project Air Force.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aCuba poses a threat that could, if unchecked, fundamentally alter the U.S.  geostrategic position in the Caribbean Basin and cause severe problems in the event of a U.S.-Soviet conflict elsewhere.  The complex dimensions of this challenge make effective, viable policy options toward the Cuban government imperative, but elusive.  This report proposes a strategy for gaining and applying leverage over Castro to bring about needed changes in Cuban foreign policy.  Part 1 of the study provides the background against which a new Cuban strategy must emerge.  Part 2 discusses a possible leverage strategy against Cuba and demonstrates how it could exploit the Castro regime's vulnerabilities and core interests.  The military dimensions of the plan are assessed and specific military policies are proposed.  The report elaborates the additional political, economic, and diplomatic policies needed to ensure an effective strategy.  Potential problems and questions for future study are identified.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aCubaxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszCuba.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.)2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2954/  c599915d599915