After Fidel The Inside Story of Castro's Regime and Cuba's Next Leader [Paperback]

This is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro since the sixties, gives an unprecedented view into Fidel and Raul's remarkable relationship, revealing how they have collaborated in policy making, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty years--a challenge to the notion that Fidel always acts alone. Latell has had more access to the brothers than anyone else in this country, and his briefs to the CIA informed much of U.S. policy. Based on his knowledge of Raul Castro, Latell makes projections on what kind of leader Raul would be and how the shift in power might influence U.S.-Cuban relations.

Brian Latellwas the CIA's National Intelligence Officer for Latin America from 1990-1994, and has tracked Castro for the CIA since the sixties.

Acknowledgements * Prologue * Introduction: More Radical Than Me * A Peasant from Biran * The Victim of Exploitation * We Will All Be Heroes * My True Destiny * We Can Seize Power * He Is Our Father * My Job Is to Talk * I Detest Solitude * The Moral and Political Duty * The Corpse of Imperialism * My Brother Twice Over * More Than Enough Cannons * Notes * Index

InAfter Fidel, Brian Lattel combines more than thirty years of CIA expertise with academic rigor and lively prose. The combination is particularly suited for analyzing the CIA's nemesis for now nearly half a century and for making sense of what the future will bring to Cuba: a country whose importance to the United States and Latin America one should never underestimate. Jorge Castaneda, Former Foreign Secretary, Mexico

Brian Latell is one of America's foremost Cuba analysts. He has produced a fascinating psychological profile of Fidel Castro and the man who, after forty-plus years in the shadows, may soon succeed him--his brother Raul. Geol³>