"Between Fidel and Raul: What's Next for Cuba?" is a series of special events featuring top scholars in Cuban Studies that focus on facets of change occurring on the island and within the Cuban American community. The events are planned by the Cuban Research Institute as the situation in Cuba continues to unfold, responding to the current political and social environment.

Past events include:

• August 9, 2006. "Between Fidel and Raul: What's Next for Cuba?" Panel discussion with Javier Corrales, Professor of Political Science at Amherst College; Anthony Maingot, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at FIU; Lisandro Pérez, Professor of Sociology at FIU; and Damián Fernández, Director of CRI and Professor of International Relations.
• September 27, 2006. "Democratic Transition in Cuba?: Possibilities for Change," lecture by Frank Mora, National War College. (PDF)
• December 4, 2006. Panel discussion with Juan Carlos Espinosa, FIU Honors College, and Juan López, Latin American and Caribbean Center. (VIDEO)
• January 23, 2007. Lecture by Marifeli Pérez-Stable, FIU Professor of Sociology and Vice-President for Democratic Governance at the Inter-American Dialogue.
• April 4, 2007. "Fidel's Legacy and Raul's Alternative Paths." A lecture by Carmelo Mesa-Lago, University of Pittsburgh.
• April 9, 2007. "The Castro Brothers: Is Fidel His Brother's Keeper?" A panel discussion with Brian Latell, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies, and Anthony Maingot, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at FIU.