News Sources: Cuba after Castro

Fidel Castro's decision to step down as leader of Cuba has reignited debate over U.S. policy that seeks to isolate the communist-led nation. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges and universities, including the following (click on names for contact information):

Gary Prevost - Professor of Political Science, Saint John's University - Prevost is an author and lecturer who has done extensive research into Central and Latin American politics and social movements. His co-edited book Cuba: The Different American is indicative of his in-depth perspective of Cuba.

Louis L. Ortmayer - Professor of Political Science, Davidson College - Ortmayer is a leader in developing the "case" method of teaching political science, and he has written cases on preventive diplomacy in US-Cuba relations and the post-Cold War world.

Dean Hubbard - Professor of Public Policy, Sarah Lawrence College - The holder of the Joanne Woodward Chair in Public Policy, Hubbard’s expertise focuses on issues of immigrant laborers, and international labor relations, especially in Cuba.