* 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 …
*Por YOE SUAREZ En el año 168 A.C., el rey seléucida Antíoco IV Epífanes marchó sobre Jerusalén y obligó a los judíos a unirse a la expansión del helenismo, inyectar ideas ajenas a la milenaria cultura hebrea. El Libro de los Macabeos cuenta que trató de quebrar la cerviz del pueblo judío: capturó el Templo …
Yoe Suarez The United States opened its arms to Cuban exiles since 1959, but the current crisis on the southern border and the lack of control over legal migration processes, such as the recent humanitarian parole program, attract allies of the communist tyranny and human rights violators at the same time to the country where …
* 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 …
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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 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 …
*Por: Yoe Suárez Puedo imaginarme la cara del que descubrió aquel saco lleno de cabezas de perros en San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Por esos días del año 2012 habían acabado las tumultuarias fiestas populares del Humoranga, y aún el paladar local recordaba las fabulosas brochetas que, misteriosamente, se vendían a precio de bolsillo en el …
Carne de perro, de humanos y otras maravillas del hambre en Cuba Read More »
* 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 …
We must rally our allies and deter our adversaries before they pose a clear and present danger to our national security and to the region NÉSTOR T. CARBONELL The U.S. is right to focus on critical hotspots such as Ukraine, Taiwan, and Iran. But it can no longer afford to ignore the dramatic inroads China …
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