The State Department views a 1960s-era internationalist movement based in Havana as a Cuban communist plot to destroy America. The truth was far more nuanced.
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A State Department report on this alleged problem is new, but its claims about alleged communist machinations being behind activist movements in the US are old.
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.
One law generally shields foreign governments and companies they own from lawsuits in US courts. Another lets many Cuban cases proceed, according to a new ruling.
Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a long pattern of US hostility toward its southern neighbor.
The US is pursuing a strategy of straining the Cuban regime internally, while constructing legal and political justifications for escalation.
Short-term humanitarian aid won’t go far in alleviating Cuba’s long-term energy crisis.
Castro’s alleged crimes happened 30 years ago. Here’s why the charges have been levelled now.
The US is determined to starve Cuba of the revenues it raises from exporting healthcare workers.
If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
From the 1960s onward, dissident Cubans in exile have sought to undermine the government in Havana − often with US assistance.
Canada’s longstanding approach to ties with Cuba is geared towards preserving diplomatic engagement while safeguarding economic and strategic interests.
The ideology named after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez became more authoritarian under Nicolás Maduro. Can the country’s new leader steer it back toward democracy?
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.
Blackouts on the Caribbean island are shining a light on a crumbling economy that the nation’s communist leaders may struggle to emerge from.
Cuban has yo-yoed on and off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Is the Biden administration changing that?
Cuba: It’s complicated.
Experts explain the recent history behind the rare public outpouring of anger in Cuba.
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