Cuban Relations

Hard and soft powers are two types of foreign policy tools that nations use to exert influence in their relations with other countries. Hard power, the predominant tool and measure of a nation’s power, involves the use of military and…
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No matter how you look at it, the Venezuelan dictatorship--currently presided over by Nicolás Maduro, and imposed by Hugo Chávez in 1999--is indefensible. The country's annual inflation sits above 2,600%, more than half of the existing…
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As is customary in Cuba, when dictator Raúl Castro visits a city on the island-nation, security forces purge the streets of any opposition--just like when his brother Fidel was in power. Which is why, two weeks ago, when the younger…
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Español Authorities in Canada are planning to release new information at aa press conference this Wednesday, January 10, about the alleged sonic attacks in Cuba suffered by Canadian and United States diplomats. Local media reported…
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EspañolTourism from the United States to Cuba grew by around 200 percent in 2017 despite a tumultuous relationship between the two counties, according to Cuban Chancellor Josefina Vidal. She tweeted that more than one million Americans…
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EspañolChilean President Michelle Bachelet arrived in Cuba this Sunday, January 7 for a visit with top officials that has proven controversial from the start. Bachelet's trip is scheduled to begin with a speech at an economic seminar…
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EspañolRepublican Senator Jeff Flake, who has promoted open relations with Cuba in the past, said the United States has no evidence that Cuba carried out the "sonic attacks" that began in 2016. According to Flake, the Federal Bureau…
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EspañolThe European Union and the United States do not see eye-to-eye on a continued embargo against Cuba. This week, the EU's High Representative to the Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said such an embargo is "obsolete and…
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EspañolIsrael reportedly tried to resume diplomatic relations with Raúl Castro's regime in Cuba when attempts at reconciliation between the island and the US began in 2015. The meetings allegedly took place a year and a half ago, but…
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EspañolUnited States President Donald Trump presented his new national security strategy this week, warning specifically about the influence of Russia and China, while emphasizing that he will maintain his fight against the dictatorship…
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Español Following the economic and immigration openings between the United States and Cuba during the Obama administration, the Raúl Castro regime reportedly began timid economic reforms that placed more responsibility in the hands of…
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Español United States Congressmen are pressing for answers about the alleged "sonic attacks" in Cuba targeting diplomats and their families. Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce, the Republican from California, in…
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