What Will the New Cuba Look Like?

An Island Where Capitalism, Chinese-Style Repression, and More Castros Converge

Where did the Cuban Revolution succeed, and where did it fail? How will Cuba change as the country enters a new era of rapprochement with the United States? What is Cuba today—and what will it look like in 10 years? Will an open Cuba model itself after Poland and the Czech Republic, Russia, or China and Vietnam? Associated Press Latin American and Caribbean editor Marjorie Miller asked these questions to open a “Thinking L.A.” event co-presented by UCLA and Zócalo. Turning to economist Rafael Betancourt in front of a full-house …