Jaime Suchlicki

Jaime Suchlicki is Director of the Cuban Studies Institute, CSI, a non-profit research group in Coral Gables, FL. He is the author of Cuba: From Columbus to Castro & Beyond, now in its 5th edition; Mexico: From Montezuma to the Rise of the PAN, 2nd edition, and of the recently published Breve Historia de Cuba. He is a highly regarded consultant to the public and private sector.

Background to Revolution: The Batista Dictatorship and the Decline of Democracy in Cuba

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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 March 10.  The coup was almost entirely dependent on army backing and caught the Cuban population, as well as Prío and his followers, by surprise.  Batista quickly …

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WILL BIDEN MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO U.S. POLICY ON CUBA?

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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. Biden mean that he would offer General Raúl Castro more unilateral concessions with little or nothing in return?  The Obama policies failed to secure any …

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What We Learned From The Cuban Missile Crisis

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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 blockaded the island and after eleven tense days the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles. The crisis, which brought the world to the brink of a …

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(Testimony) The Obama Administration Rapprochement with Cuba: Anatomy of a Policy Failure

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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 on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing held in Miami on January 16, 2018. Saludos, Jaime Suchlicki Director    “The Obama Administration Rapprochement with Cuba: Anatomy …

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American Tourists Won’t Bring Democracy to Cuba

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* Jaime Suchlicki • Over the past decades hundreds of thousands of Canadian, European, and Latin American tourists as well as Cuban-Americans have visited the island. Cuba is not more democratic today. If anything, Cuba is more totalitarian, with the state and its control apparatus having been strengthened as a result of the influx of …

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What Cubans Can Not Do Under Raul Castro

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* Jaime Suchlicki Cubans can not: • Travel abroad without government permission. • Change jobs without government permission. • Change residence without government permission. • Access the Internet without government permission (the Internet is closely monitored and controlled by the government. Less than 10% of the population has access to the Internet). • Send their children to …

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Negotiating with Cuba

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* Jaime Suchlicki      Despite mounting economic difficulties, the Cuban government is not likely to open up Cuba’s economy or to offer meaningful concessions to the U.S. for normalization of relations.      The short-lived period of “normalization” between the U.S. and Cuba under President Obama was characterized by U.S. major concessions – lifting of the travel …

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