From positive forecasts to shrinking economies, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the Caribbean. How will the region recover?
COVID-19, the Caribbean and what comes next
By Scott B. MacDonald /
Cuba
A Cuban lifeline to CARICOM
By Wazim Mowla /
In looking for pragmatic solutions to address the COVID-19 crisis, and given the absence of global leadership during the pandemic, Caribbean governments are seeking support from long-time partner, Cuba.
Democracy & Elections
The new Uruguayan government and the regional defense of democracy
By Gabriel Salvia /
By not inviting Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to his inauguration, Uruguay’s President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou breaks the close ties of his predecessors with the region’s autocracies.
Cuba
Can Castroism be preserved under Díaz-Canel?
By Andrés Cañizález /
Generally, the term “transition” is associated with democracy, but in practice this isn’t always the case. Case in point: the recent appointment of Miguel Díaz-Canel as the “elected” president of Cuba.
Human Rights & Social Inclusion
Fear and loathing of civil society in Cuba
By Armando Chaguaceda & Claudia Gonzáles /
The Cuban government’s ideologically-driven operating principle has always been that only the state can define and promote minority interests. The independent LGBTI+ marches in May demonstrated the government’s fear of its citizens’ growing sense of autonomy.
Cuba
Tropical Stonewall
By Armando Chaguaceda /
On May 11, Cuba’s LGBTQI community took to the streets of Havana for the island’s annual gay pride parade, despite the government’s ban. But, in responding to protestors with its usual counteroffensive, the state was met with a sort of tropical Stonewall.
U.S.-Latin America Relations
The return of the Cold War in the Caribbean
By Scott B. MacDonald /
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Washington can no longer take the Caribbean for granted. That means more than just impotently warning partners south of the hemisphere about China and Russia. Instead it will require more effective diplomacy and economic statecraft.
U.S.-Latin America Relations
The bear comes to the West: The Russian agenda in Latin America
By Armando Chaguaceda /
Latin America needs to forge alliances in a complex, changing world, but betting on extra-continental autocracies will not bring greater social equity and respect for human rights to the Americas.
Cuba
A dubious referendum on a (slightly) revised constitution shows growing opposition to the revolution in Cuba
By Gabriel Salvia /
Even with likely fraud, the number of no votes, null votes and blank votes exceeded one million on Sunday’s referendum.
U.S.-Latin America Relations
Is it time for a Caribbean Basin Initiative 2.0?
By Georges Fauriol /
Recent U.S. involvement in the Caribbean Basin has been defined by Whac-A-Mole-like reactionary policy. It’s time for a new coherent strategy for security and development in the Caribbean.
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