Trump’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.
View ArticleU.S. Pulls Some Staff Out of Cuba After Bizarre Health Episodes
U.S. officials are at a loss as to what’s causing diplomats to go deaf in Cuba.
View ArticleU.S. Boots 15 Cuban Diplomats out of Washington
But the State Department says it’s not blaming Havana for “attacks” on U.S. diplomats’ health.
View ArticleFrom Moscow to Havana: Secret Weapons and Diplomats
The “sonic attacks” in Cuba aren’t the first suspected instance of invisible attacks on U.S. diplomats.
View ArticleCuba Is Making the Crisis in Venezuela Worse
Putting pressure on Caracas means holding Havana accountable.
View ArticleCuban Communism Is at Its Reform-or-Die Moment
The country’s first non-Castro president in over 50 years has only one path to legitimacy.
View ArticleThe Perils of a Putsch in Venezuela
Encouraging a coup in Caracas will give Russia and China a foothold in the United States’ backyard.
View ArticleHere’s What to Expect Now That Trump Has Withdrawn From the Iran Nuclear Deal
The United States will be worse off once the smoke clears.
View ArticleBolton Is Building a Confrontational Latin America Strategy
The Trump administration is right to call out the region’s rogues for their destabilizing behavior.
View ArticleWill Guaidó’s Gamble Pay Off?
Venezuela’s opposition leader has failed to gain enough military support to oust Nicolás Maduro, and Washington’s policies aren’t helping him.
View ArticleTrump’s Cuba Sanctions Are a Mistake
Tightening the failed embargo will push Havana into the arms of Beijing and Moscow.
View ArticleIran’s Rhetoric Heats Up
Iran responds to U.S. military presence in the Gulf, China and the United States reach a deadlock in the trade war, and what to watch in the world this week.
View ArticleVenezuelan Democracy Was Strangled by Cuba
Decades of infiltration helped ruin a once-prosperous nation.
View ArticleA Global Call to End Online Extremism
Government leaders and tech companies convene to combat violent extremism online, an ongoing curfew amid violence in Sri Lanka, and the crackdown on Venezuela’s opposition continues.
View ArticleWorldwide Climate Strikes Begin
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View ArticleCoronavirus Victories May Not Be Enough for Cuba
Health care success could inspire economic change, but the future still looks bleak.
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