In a democracy, policymaking at the local level is a privileged space for citizen participation. But in autocracies like Cuba’s, the one-party regime takes control of social mobilization at every level.
The local politics of Cuba’s autocracy
By Armando Chaguaceda y Sergio Angel Baquero /
The fight for democracy and human rights in Cuba
A conversation with Cuban political and human rights activist Manuel Cuesta Morúa
A dubious referendum on a (slightly) revised constitution shows growing opposition to the revolution in Cuba
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
Even with likely fraud, the number of no votes, null votes and blank votes exceeded one million on Sunday’s referendum.
Cuba Wars Redux
By Daniel P. Erikson /
A cancelled State Department panel on Cuba offers a teachable moment for the U.S. government. The Trump Administration should re-establish appropriate boundaries between politics, policy and intelligence on matters of Cuba.
Now what, Cuba?
By Ted A. Henken / ElYuma /
Havana’s continued restrictions on the private sector (not to mention its ongoing suppression of fundamental political rights and civil liberties) present the greatest obstacle to entrepreneurial success on the island.
What Is Cuba’s Post-Castro Future?
Miguel Diaz-Canel, set to replace Raul Castro as president of Cuba after sixty years of Castro rule, will be faced with the challenges of implementing economic reform and sidestepping regional isolation.
¿La dictadura cubana será legitimada en la próxima Cumbre de las Americas?
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
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La Cumbre de las Américas se aproxima, pero más allá del caos y escándalos de corrupción un tema permanece latente: la desinvitación a Venezuela y la sostenida bienvenida a Cuba.
¿Arrastrará la condena a Venezuela las demandas de apertura política en Cuba?
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
Varios gobiernos anuncian que no reconocerán a las autoridades que surjan de las próximas elecciones dada la cada vez mas limitada participación política de la oposición. Pero, ¿qué rol juega Cuba en todo esto?
Mogherini, la Unión Europea y Cuba
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
Resultaría relevante conocer las expectativas de la Alta Representante de la Unión Europea en el diálogo con Cuba sobre derechos humanos.
Cuban artists in Los Angeles: No single voice
By Richard Feinberg /
An exhibition of Cuban art in Los Angeles shows that today Cuban visual artists are wonderfully free to express themselves in their own individual personalities and styles.
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