*By Jaime Suchlicki The recent visit to Cuba and the Caribbean by a contingent of Russian naval war vessels and submarines indicates Russia’s growing displeasure with the U.S. military policy and support for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Moscow could take asymmetrical steps if Western countries were to supply Ukraine with weapons …
Thanks to Cuba, Russia is a growing threat to the U.S. Read More »
* Por Jaime Suchlicki La actual visita a Cuba y el Caribe de un contingente de buques de guerra y submarinos navales rusos indica el creciente descontento de Rusia con la política militar y el apoyo de Estados Unidos a Ucrania. El presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, sugirió esta semana que Moscú pudiera adoptar medidas asimétricas …
* By Jaime Suchlicki As the smoke of Hamas’ unprovoked brutal attack against Israel on October 7 begins to dissipate, a new critical reality emerges. The Hamas invasion was designed primarily to entice an Israeli invasion of Gaza that would entangle the Israeli army in that territory while Iran and Hezbollah launch a massive attack …
*Por Jaime Suchlicki En 1962, la Unión Soviética introdujo subrepticiamente misiles nucleares en Cuba, con lo que el mundo estuvo cerca de un holocausto nuclear. Estados Unidos bloqueó a Cuba y obligó a los soviéticos a retirar sus misiles. Después de varios días de tensión, la crisis había terminado. Los objetivos de los soviéticos eran …
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* By Jaime Suchlicki In 1962, the Soviet Union surreptitiously introduced nuclear missiles into Cuba bringing the world close to a nuclear holocaust. The United States blockaded Cuba and forced the Soviets to withdraw their missiles. After several tense days, the crisis was over. The Soviets sought to change the balance of power in the …
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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 was started in the 1990s at the University of Miami on Cuba’s need to transition from totalitarianism toward democracy. Some 24 studies were undertaken for …
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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 policy makers have ignored or downgraded Chinese presence in the island. In 1999 I wrote an article, published in the Wall Street Journal, focusing on Chinese …
* 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 administration. The economy will continue to deteriorate, repression and migration will increase and unhappiness among Cubans will deepen with growing demonstrations and opposition to the …
WHAT CHALLENGES FACE CUBA’S LEADER IN HIS SECOND TERM? Read More »
* 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 the poorest in terms of per capita income. Moreover, Cuba’s economic decline in the last five years has reached catastrophic proportions, with no end in …
* 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 likely to fail. Yet it shows the lingering perception that internal change in Cuba can be fostered by U.S. policies and that the 60 years of …
