Trump Finalizes Executive Order to Put ISIS Detainees in Guantánamo
The draft directive backtracks on torture and black sites — but the shift in counterterrorism strategy carries new risks.
View ArticleFidel Castro Doesn’t Share His Brother’s Enthusiasm About U.S. Thaw
Fidel Castro blasts President Obama following his historic visit to Cuba.
View ArticleUnwinding Taiwan’s Cold War Legacy
While President Obama visited Cuba last week to restore relations with the Castro-run island and put an “end the legacy of the Cold War” in Latin America, democratic Taiwan is still strangled by Cold...
View ArticleA Cuban Dissident’s Plea: Don’t Abandon Us
"We need your support," Antonio Rodiles says.
View ArticleEx-Gitmo Prosecutor-Turned-Critic Settles Free Speech Case for $100,000
The former Gitmo prosecutor wrote op-eds critical of the prison, and was then fired from the Library of Congress.
View ArticleFlights From U.S. to Cuba Set to Resume But Tourism Is Still Prohibited
U.S. authorizes flights to Cuba, but don't plan on planning a vacation there yet.
View ArticleJose Canseco — Yes, That Jose Canseco — Has Very Strong Feelings About the...
The steroid-loving baseball player thinks the United Kingdom's economy will suffer from the Brexit.
View ArticleIt’s Time for Obama to Send Home This Mass-Murdering Cuban Terrorist-in-Exile...
He’s been sunning himself in Miami for far too long.
View ArticleReport That Trump Violated Cuba Embargo Could Rile Some 2 Million GOP Voters
Clinton’s camp pounces, and Sen. Rubio balks, as Trump campaign manager says he spent money in Cuba in violation of U.S. law.
View ArticleAmericans Can Now Bring Cuban Booze and Cigars Back to the States
But the U.S. embargo on Cuba still remains in place.
View ArticleCuba Rollback Could Cost Trump on Jobs Front
Companies, farmers, and even many Cuban-Americans don’t want to see restrictions reimposed.
View ArticleTrump is Right to Reset U.S.-Cuba Policy
Reports are coming in that this Friday, in a Miami speech, President Donald Trump will unveil his revisions to former President Barack Obama’s controversial policy to normalize U.S. relations with the...
View ArticleFine Tuning the Cuba Embargo
Providing sanctions relief to empower the Cuban people does not mean we should give up our ability to pressure the Castro regime.
View ArticleTrump Snubs State, Will Partially Reverse Obama’s Cuba Policy
The president’s Miami announcement is a window into a chaotic foreign-policy process that sidelines the secretary of state.
View ArticleTrump Has Set U.S.-Cuba Relations Back Decades
This isn’t a strong statement on human rights. It’s a political sop to voters in Miami.
View ArticleTrump’s Cuba Policy and the Return of the American Boogeyman
The president is a master of political theater.
View ArticleIt’s More Than Cigars and Rum: Why Cuba Matters
The Trump administration’s rollback of Obama’s opening to Cuba is a step in the wrong direction.
View ArticleTargeting American Diplomats, Cuba Is Up to its Dirty Old Tricks
It's hard to believe the level of harassment U.S. officials face in Havana.
View ArticleThe Secret History of Diplomats and Invisible Weapons
The alleged use of a “sound weapon” against U.S. Embassy officials in Cuba harks back to a Cold War medical mystery.
View ArticleIf Cuba Can’t Keep U.S. Diplomats Safe, What’s the Point of Normalizing...
The Trump administration should immediately reduce the U.S. embassy in Havana to skeleton staff and order the same for the Cuban embassy in Washington.
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