Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.
- Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University
If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
Las condiciones en Cuba son tan sombrías que la administración Trump cree que La Habana podría caer por sí sola, sin ninguna intervención estadounidense.
Conditions on the ground in Cuba are so grim that the Trump administration thinks Havana could fall without any US intervention.
Aside from the weight of US policy, the Cuban state has become increasingly sclerotic and unable to meet the growing demands of its population.
Trump reversed the Cuba ‘thaw’ initiated by President Barack Obama. But second-guessing the incoming president’s policy on the island isn’t straightforward.
Blackouts on the Caribbean island are shining a light on a crumbling economy that the nation’s communist leaders may struggle to emerge from.
Experts explain the recent history behind the rare public outpouring of anger in Cuba.
Just as Fidel Castro’s 2016 death did not transform US-Cuba ties, his brother Raul’s exit from politics is unlikely to do so. But Cuba itself is changing. Eventually, Havana and Washington will, too.
Some Cuban entrepreneurs are so openly anti-communist that they sound like, well, capitalists.
‘Maduro tiene los días contados’, según oficiales de Estados Unidos. Pero una intervención militar en Venezuela sería extremadamente controvertida.
The Trump administration says President Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’ after Venezuelan security forces killed four protesters. But any US-led operation to oust him is likely to be extremely unpopular.
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