Hare Presents on U.S.-Cuba Relations During DOD Webinar
On June 8th, Ambassador Paul Hare, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was the invited speaker at a United States Department of Defense webinar on U.S.-Cuba relations.
During the webinar, Hare discussed the different phases in U.S. policy towards and relations with Cuba from 1959 to the present day – from President Eisenhower to Trump. He went on to recognize the key role the Cuban American community has played in crafting U.S. policy and contrasted it to the policy of U.S. allies such as the United Kingdom who had worked with a different set of policy tools from the U.S.
Hare’s remarks also covered the impact of current issues in Cuba such as LGBT rights, race, inequality, and the growing accessibility to the Internet and social media. In addition, Hare briefed participants on current foreign policy priorities for Cuba such as relations with China, Russia, and Venezuela and their medical diplomacy during the pandemic.
When asked to comment on his presentation, Hare said the following:
It was a valuable opportunity to discuss and respond to questions from those concerned with U.S.-Cuba issues in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Ambassador Paul Hare was a British diplomat for 30 years and the British ambassador to Cuba from 2001-04. He now teaches classes at Boston University on Diplomatic Practice, Arms Control, Intercultural Communication, and on Cuba in Transition. His novel, “Moncada — A Cuban Story,” set in modern Cuba, was published in 2010. His book, “Making Diplomacy Work; Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World” was published in 2015. Learn more about him here.