{"id":3417,"title":"The Crossroads: Cuba","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/the-crossroads-cuba\/","date":"20. Juli 2015","date_unix":1437394973,"date_modified_unix":1437394973,"date_iso":"2015-07-20T12:22:53+00:00","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/07\/cuba-title-pic.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full_grid_size wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/07\/cuba-title-pic-780x439.png\" alt=\"cuba title pic\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It is easy enough to steer a government when things are going well. But what happens when the path becomes less clear? What happens when countries face that fork in the road?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>The Crossroads <\/em>is video series from the Bertelsmann Foundation\u2019s Global Economic Dynamics team that focuses on decisive moments in global economics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Our new episode, <em>The Crossroads: Cuba<\/em>, focuses on a country in transition, but a transition to what? What\u2019s the endgame here?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Pairing commentary from economists and diplomats\u2014as well as Cuban leaders and locals\u2014with analysis from Bertelsmann Foundation Latin America Specialist Samuel George\u2014these videos offer new perspective on the Cuban drama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Much has changed in Cuba since Fidel Castro arrived on the Granma yacht in 1956. More change could be on the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It\u2019s decision time. Which way will Cuba go?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 1: Not Your Granma\u2019s Cuba<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"News from Cuba -  A country in Transition - The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IghryTTAdiY?list=PL1uxfpsZZK-ysnQdcQlayfPHaStmd_gKx\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For decades Cuba\u2019s underperforming economy has been propped up by sugar daddies, ranging from Soviet Russia to <em>chavista<\/em> Venezuela. But the Berlin Wall fell over 25 years ago, and Caracas may be running out of sugar. So what\u2019s next for the Cuban economy? We take a look in Part 2:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 2: The Cuban Economy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cuba&#039;s Economy - More Money New Problems? - The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BTIJLpIiPTA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On July 20, 2015, Cuba and the United States reopened embassies in Washington and Havana for the first time in decades, signifying a crucial step towards normalization of relations. But does this mean Cuba will deviate from its revolutionary path? And will the US finally relax its longstanding trade embargo against the island? We take a closer look in Part 3:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 3: The Cuban Way &amp; The USA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cuba &amp; The US - What Now? - The Crossroads Cuba Pt. 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zO34mZgDRg8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Want more Crossroads? <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/globaleurope\/2015\/06\/11\/the-crossroads-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Check out The Crossroads Argentina<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","excerpt":"<p>As the US and Cuba reopen their embassies in each other&#8217;s countries Cuba finds itself at a crossroads. Which path into the future will it follow? This is the second installment of the GED team&#8217;s new video series &#8222;The Crossroads&#8220;.<\/p>\n","thumbnail":null,"thumbnailsquare":null,"authors":[{"id":309,"name":"Samuel George","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/samuel-george\/"}],"categories":[{"id":152,"name":"Globalization","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/globalization\/"}],"tags":[{"id":155,"name":"Videos","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/videos\/"}]}