Hare Comments on Protests in Cuba And Government Response
Ambassador Paul Hare, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a Reuters article discussing the upcoming “Civic March for Change” in Cuba planned for November 15, 2021.
The article, titled “Ahead of planned protests, Cuban government and dissidents wage ‘battle of ideas’,” explores the upcoming protests – led by a younger, more internet savvy youth – as well as the Cuban government’s strategy to defame the protest through media campaigns and spycraft. Hare noted that the government is clearly reverting to Cold War-era strategies against protest movements claiming, “they’ve lost the narrative, the battle of ideas, especially with young people.” The article goes on to state how the government is deploying every strategy it can to reel in the protesters, even blaming the United States for meddling in the country’s affairs.
The full article can be read on Reuters‘ website.
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 Professor Hare on his faculty profile.