By Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad 

with a forward by Miguel Dìaz-Canel 

An audacious revolutionary experiment in the backyard of empire, Cuba has occupied a vexed role in the international order for decades. Though its doctors (and fighters) -- the outsized influence of its example-- have traveled the globe, from Venezuela to Angola, its political and economic future remain uncertain as the Castro era comes to a close and the US embargo proceeds unabated.

Through an intimate conversation between two of the country's most astute observes of international politics, Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad, On Cuba traces Cuban history from early days of the 1950s revolution to the present, interrogating U.S. interventions and extracting lessons on U.S. power and influence in the Western Hemisphere along the way. Neither a jingoistic condemnation nor an uncritical celebration, Chomsky's heterodox approach to world affairs is on full display as he and Prashad grapple with Cuba's unique place on the international scene.