Some Parallels of Two Caribbean Dictatorships
June 26, 2019
Castro
Why Cuban landholders keep losing
February 12, 2018
Earlier last month, Cubans Americans held their breath as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson contemplated what would become of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. Eventually passing the responsibility off to Thomas Shannon, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, it was decided that the measure would be suspended another six months, to the dismay of thousands who believed the Trump administration would upend the long disputed bill (Torres 2018).
The Legacy of Fidel and the Future of Cuba
January 19, 2017
On December 2, the Center for Latin American Studies hosted a panel discussion focusing on how the death of Fidel Castro will affect Cuba and the region as a whole. The event was entitled “The Legacy of Fidel and the Future of Cuba”.
Mariela Castro: A New Revolutionary
December 2, 2016
Mariela Castro Espin, the daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and the late former president Fidel Castro, has been creating her own revolution.
Why the Waiting Game in Guantánamo?
November 18, 2016
On Wednesday in response to a UN vote denouncing the embargo placed on Cuba by Congress the US abstained for the first time in 25 years. While this is a small nod by the US in recognition of the futility of the embargo, Congress is still opposed to lifting trade constraints until Cuba does more to improve human rights (Borger 2016).
The Cuban Culture of Poverty Conundrum
October 11, 2016
“Dictators…always look good…from the outside”
Tomáš Masaryk, Czech sociologist/philosopher
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