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Miguel Diaz-Canel

Why did Cuba insist on attending the Summit of the Americas?

Alejandro Trenchi | June 6, 2022

Since Fidel Castro stepped down, Cuba experienced some political reforms that potentially explain why Cuba has more interest in cooperating than in ...
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Belated Half Measures on Cuba

Scott Hamilton | May 26, 2022

My time as a U.S. diplomat in Cuba during the Obama thaw of 2015-17 showed me what was possible to achieve when diplomacy was given a chance to work.
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Historic wave of protests washes across Cuba

July 16, 2021

This past Sunday, the largest popular protests in decades erupted in Cuba, with thousands of demonstrators across the island taking to the streets to ...
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How should the U.S. support change in Cuba? Lift the embargo.

Mary Speck | July 6, 2021

It’s time to call the Cuban government’s bluff. Ending the embargo would help the country’s embattled private sector, giving its people hope for a ...
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A dubious referendum on a (slightly) revised constitution shows growing opposition to the revolution in Cuba

Gabriel Salvia | February 27, 2019

Even with likely fraud, the number of no votes, null votes and blank votes exceeded one million on Sunday’s referendum.
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Cuba Wars Redux

Daniel P. Erikson | May 22, 2018

A cancelled State Department panel on Cuba offers a teachable moment for the U.S. government. The Trump Administration should re-establish appropriate ...
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Now what, Cuba?

Ted A. Henken | May 1, 2018

Havana’s continued restrictions on the private sector (not to mention its ongoing suppression of fundamental political rights and civil liberties) present ...
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What Is Cuba’s Post-Castro Future?

April 18, 2018

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 ...
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