Note: Under the auspices of the George W. Bush administration and in the hope that Cuba’s transition to a democratic society would develop within a short time, a major project […]
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* By Jaime Suchlicki NOTE: Recently the U.S. administration and much of the media are highlighting the Chinese spying facility in Cuba. For two decades now U.S. intelligence and
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* By Jaime Suchlicki The next five years in Cuba under the leadership of recently reelected “President” Miguel Díaz-Canel will likely follow the disastrous five years of his first
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* By Jaime Suchlicki Cuba combines the worst features of underdeveloped and communist societies. It is probably the most inefficient among the former socialist nations. By far, it is also
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* Jaime Suchlicki A recent proposal to modify the U.S.-Cuba embargo and allow investments and travel to Cuba, introduced by a small bi-partisan group of members of the U.S. Congress, is
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Like in most communist countries, elections in Cuba are not aimed at changing previously selected officials, but rather at highlighting existing polices and mobilizing the population to support the communist
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*By Jaime Suchlicki Cuba’s new penal code introduced in the island this December, increased to 24 violations sanctioned with the death penalty to 24. The harsh new penal code follows
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Por primera vez en 60 años hay evidencia de una creciente oposición en Cuba contra el régimen heredado de la era de Castro. Lo que está claro es que los
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GIVE CUBAN OPPOSITION WEAPONS AND MILITARY TRAINING For the first time in 60 years, there is evidence of growing opposition in Cuba against the legacy regime of the Castro era.
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During the first few years of Batista’s regime, political parties exerted considerable influence in Cuba. The Ortodoxos were particularly popular and influential because of the party’s uncompromising attitude toward Batista, the mystique
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