Argues that US policy towards Cuba is not driven primarily by the political position of the US-based Cuban community, but rather by a long-standing desire of US leaders to dominate this island, a position that has met with stubborn resistance from Cuba's revolutionary leaders.

United States-Cuban Relations breaks new ground in its treatment of this long and tumultuous relationship by arguing that U.S. policy toward the island is not driven primarily by the political position of the U.S.-based Cuban community, but rather by a long-standing desire of U.S. leaders to dominate this island, a position that for fifty years has met with stubborn resistance from Cuba's revolutionary leaders.