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Will socialism survive after Castro? [audio 30min]

Fidel Castro turns 80 next month. Succession, long a taboo subject in Cuba, is now discussed more openly. Could there be a struggle for power? And how will the United States react? Guests: Tom Gjelton, has covered National Security and diplomatic issues for NPR, and he is currently writing a book on Cuba; Brian Latell, Senior research associate, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami, co-teaches a course with assistant provost Andy Gómez on Cuba after Castro.
Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"