ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses academic exchange, predominantly in the area of the social sciences, emphasizing developments since the end of the Cold War. Nonetheless, it has survived and reproduced itself as a sort of “academic diplomacy.” The electoral victory of George W. Bush and his arrival in the White House in 2001 brought about an abrupt shift in academic cooperation between the two countries. New milestones in academic cooperation included the opening or consolidation of ties between the Island and a new generation of Cuban-American professors and researchers. The same goes for other more specific and practical issues of doing business with Cuba that will be known to the US business community and lawyers. The Cuban academy should also be more proactive in creating proposals and taking the initiative. The historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, who clearly stated that he does not trust the United States, gauged the strengths of the Cuban people.
