CubaRaúl Castro is a Cuban revolutionary and military officer who succeeded his brother Fidel as president in 2008 and led the Communist Party until 2021. He introduced limited market reforms and restored diplomatic relations with the United States in 2014–2015.
In the 12 Axes register, Raúl Castro leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 95%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Raúl Castro sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Extremely Centralized
Single-party state with power centralized in Havana
Oligarchy
One-party rule; stepped down after two presidential terms
Authoritarian
Press and opposition tightly controlled
Non-Interventionist
Began normalizing relations with the United States in 2014
Military-Focused
Minister of the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008
Polyculturalist
Official anti-racism; limited public critique
Socialist
2011 reforms encouraged private initiative and leased idle land
Interventionism
Kept a state-planned economy with limited private sector
Moderate
2011 reform plan encouraged foreign investment
Agnostic
Said in 2015 he might return to the Catholic Church
Moderate
Lifted cell phone ban and eased travel rules
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Raúl Castro is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Raúl Castro is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
