Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
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Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.
The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
Collaborating on providing aid to Cuba in its time of need could serve as a strong foundation for improving Canadian-Mexican relations.
If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
The Trump administration’s message to Havana is blunt: negotiate a deal on US terms or face collapse.
Incoming Trump administration is set to adopt a more hawkish stance on Cuba-US relations – but a more targeted sanctions approach may pressure Havana without hurting the island’s impoverished people.
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.
Cuban has yo-yoed on and off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Is the Biden administration changing that?
The island is facing the harshest economic conditions since the 1990s, prompting 224,000 people to leave in 12 months.
Hardship is driving Cubans out on to the streets. A lot of the economic woe is due to US foreign policy.
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.
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