Buena Vista Solidarity and the Axis of Aid: Cuban and Venezuelan Public Diplomacy

Eager to capitalize on the sensationalist appeal of a new anti-U.S. "axis," the international press often perpetuates a perception that Cuba and Venezuela are, in spirit and in deed, inseparable. Such depictions diminish the significant differences in the ways and the success with which ea...

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Published in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 2008-03, Vol.616 (1), p.223-256
Main Authors: Bustamante, Michael J., Sweig, Julia E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Americanism
Cuba
Diplomacy
Foreign aid
Globalization
Government
International Alliances
International comparisons
International relations
Latin American culture
Latin American literature
Latin American politics
Motion picture industry
National Case Studies of Public Diplomacy and Commentary
Political revolutions
Posadas
Public diplomacy
Public Sphere
Resistance
Solidarity
United States of America
Venezuela
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Summary:Eager to capitalize on the sensationalist appeal of a new anti-U.S. "axis," the international press often perpetuates a perception that Cuba and Venezuela are, in spirit and in deed, inseparable. Such depictions diminish the significant differences in the ways and the success with which each country promotes its image abroad. Although Cuba and Venezuela employ many of the same public diplomacy tactics to advance their related anti-U.S. worldviews, the Cuban regime has proven much more successful at playing the role of the victim and using this position as a way to increase its international legitimacy. Likewise, Cuba is far more sophisticated at employing cultural products to support diverse political, diplomatic, and economic ends-many of which arguably serve a market-oriented purpose rather than a strictly anti-imperialist or antiglobalization agenda.
ISSN:0002-7162
1552-3349
DOI:10.1177/0002716207311865