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As it prepares for the post-Castro era in February 2018, Cuba has the opportunity to reenergize its economic reform agenda to promote sustainable growth and stability on the island. To do so, the country will have to emerge from its current state of economic stagnation, heavy reliance on imports, unsustainably low state wages, and ongoing brain drain. The December 17, 2014 announcement of normalization between Cuba and the United States renewed hope that, assuming continued progress toward lifting the embargo, Cuba would be able to access U.S. markets and investment capital to breathe new life into its economy. However, the election of Donald Trump has brought that into question and reaffirmed the view that Cuba should secure its own development opportunities with or without the United States.