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Philip Brenner is a professor of international relations at American University and co-author of Cuba Libre: A 500-Year Quest for Independence.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Cuba’s new leader may feel he has to show public fealty to the older generation of the country’s revolutionary leaders.