Cuba News & Analysis

For a country as geopolitically important as Cuba, there’s no such thing as a strictly domestic political upheaval.

The many accomplishments of Cuban intelligence in Venezuela stand as an instructive example of how a smaller agency can punch far above its weight.

In the words of the Cuban leader who left an indelible mark on the world: “history will judge me.”

Like the recent thaw with Iran, President Obama’s move to normalize US-Cuban relations is motivated by the need to compete for markets and influence in an increasingly bipolar world.

The US-Cuba rapprochement represents both a risk and an opportunity for an increasingly beleaguered Maduro government in Venezuela.

The United States and Cuba have exchanged high-level diplomatic overtures for the first time in decades.

Yesterday, in a special referendum, Venezuelan voters overturned constitutionally mandated term-limits, allowing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his allies unlimited rights to hold public office.  Thus, Venezuela’s path towards a revolution-cum-dictatorship appears inevitable.

In a move aimed at spiting Washington for its planned missile defense system in Central Europe, Russia has announced it will boost bilateral cooperation with Cuba.

Fueled by the Cold War and transnational corporate interests, the U.S. has covertly tinkered with the governments of Latin American countries since World War 2, producing an extremely violent and unstable political climate.