As the current U.S. administration reviews U.S.-Cuba policy and what changes, if any, to make, the following should be considered: Cuba is a failed economy. Not the result of the […]
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Apparently highly favorable conditions accompanied Cuba’s emergence into independence on May 20, 1902. There were no major social or political problems similar to the ones other Latin American nations had
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José Julián Martí y Pérez (1853-1895) Cuba’s greatest hero and most influential writer. Revolutionary, poet, journalist, and the principal organizer of the Independence War of 1895-1898, he was the apostle of
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PART II The disillusionment and frustration caused by the 1961 Bay of Pigs failure among anti-Castro forces, both inside and out of Cuba, prevented the growth of significant organized opposition. With
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PART I In the early months of the revolution, Castro reasserted his independence from the United States but maintained normal relations. During his visit to the United States in April 1959,
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Convinced that he could not win the presidential elections scheduled for June 1952, General Fulgencio Batista overthrew President Carlos Prío’s regime in a bloodless and masterfully executed coup d’état on
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In an interview during the presidential campaign, V.P. Joe Biden was asked about his Cuba policy if elected President. He responded that he would follow the Obama policy. Did Mr.
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* By Jaime Suchlicki United Nations during the Cuban missile crisis In 1962, the Soviet Union surreptitiously introduced nuclear missiles into Cuba. A surprised, embarrassed, and angry President John F. Kennedy
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Dear Friend: Following is a copy of my testimony “The Obama Administration Rapprochement with Cuba: Anatomy of a Policy Failure,” presented at the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee
* Jaime Suchlicki Myth # 1: Fidel Castro was a naive, Robin Hood revolutionary when he reached power. Realities:• Fidel Castro was a seasoned revolutionary by the time he reached power
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