Colossus Challenged: The Struggle for Caribbean Influence

A description of the roles of the United States, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela and Mexico in the Basin area, plus full treatment of Central American perspectives and U.S.-microstate relationships. Recent dynamics have been and are "dominated by a struggle for influence involving primarily the U.S., Cuba, and Mexico, with Venezuela having the potential to become a serious contender." Perceptively, in the event, the authors note that Mexican influence will depend strongly on its national economic performance.