A nation must think before it acts.
Haiti, Cuba, and the History of U.S. Involvement in the Caribbean
About the Event
As the United States' "Near Abroad," the Caribbean has always held a central, but unheralded place in American Foreign Policy. Now, with Cuba experiencing its largest protests in decades and with a new government forming in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, FPRI has brought together a panel of experts to discuss these situations in the context of American foreign policy. FPRI's Barbara Fick will be joined in conversation by Dr. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall of California State University – San Marcos and Dr. Michael Bustamante of Florida International University to discuss the history of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean, what's really going on in Cuba and Haiti beneath the headlines, and more.
FPRI is happy to provide this event free of charge thanks to the generous support of our members, partners, and event attendees. If you are not currently a member, the suggested donation is $25.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our events coordinator, Kayla Wendt at kwendt@fpri.org.
Speakers
Michael J. Bustamante - Michael J. Bustamante, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Florida International University.
Dr. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall - Prof. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall is a professor of history at California State University San Marcos and the author of Slave Revolt on Screen: The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games, which was published in June 2021 by the University Press of Mississippi.
