Cuba in the Cold War: From the Revolution to the End of the Missile Crisis

Kubanska revolucija i događaji koji su se odvijali u okviru nje važni su za kubansku povijest i razvoj političkog sustava i odnosa Kube i ostalih zemalja, posebno SAD-a i SSSR-a u vremenskom razdoblju od 1989. godine do 1962. godine. Nakon slabašne demokracije na Kubi pojavljuje se socijalizam koji je oblikovao vanjskopolitičke odnose Kube na mnoge načine. SAD polako gubi kontrolu nad Kubom, ali nakon Batistinog svrgavanja više nema nikakvog utjecaja. Kuba zbog socijalizma dobiva jakog saveznika, SSSR-a, koji ju ekonomski, politički i vojno potpomaže. Glavno istraživačko pitanje je: Zašto je promjena režima na Kubi utjecala na odnose sa SAD-om i SSSR-om?. Pretpostavka istraživanja je ta da kubanski socijalizam je imao puno veću ulogu u odvijanju ovih odnosa, nego što se to zapravo prikazuje kroz povijest. Cilj istraživanja osim usporedbe odnosa, jest pokazati koliko promjena režima, u ovom slučaju kod Kube nakon dolaska Castra, utječe na mnoge političke i međunarodne odnose; i koliko se situacija na međunarodnoj sceni u okviru Hladnog rata brzo mijenjala.The Cuban Revolution and the events that took place within it are important for Cuban history and the development of the political system and relations of Cuba and other countries, especially the United States and the USSR in the period from 1989 to 1962. After a weak democracy, socialism emerged in Cuba, which shaped Cuba's foreign policy relations in many ways. The US is slowly losing control of Cuba, but after Batista’s overthrow, it no longer has any influence. Because of socialism, Cuba gets a strong ally, the USSR, which supports it economically, politically, and militarily. The main research question is: Why did regime change in Cuba affect relations with the US and the USSR ?. The premise of the research is that Cuban socialism has played a much larger role in the development of these relations than is actually shown throughout history. The aim of the research, in addition to comparing relations, is to show how much regime change, in this case in Cuba after Castro's arrival, affects many political and international relations; and how quickly the situation on the international scene under the Cold War changed