This CFR conference call with speakers Daniel B. Prieto and Matthew C. Waxman and presider Robert McMahon discusses the closure of the Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp.

Cuba's repressive regime has shown remarkable resilience in the past, defying predictions of its inevitable collapse.  Have its political fortunes changed?  This Journal of Democracy article explores the current ferment in civil society and the stability of Raúl Castro's government.

This 2008 public opinion survey about perspectives on Cuba was conducted in every Cuban province by the International Republican Institute.

President-elect Barack Obama has expressed willingness to have direct talks with Cuba, the latest step in what experts still view as a long road toward normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations.

Daniel Erikson, director of Caribbean programs at the Inter-American Dialogue, says that expectations of change in U.S.-Cuba policy under Barack Obama's administration might be overly optimistic.

Jake Colvin urges the new administration to consider major changes in America's policy towards Cuba.

Raul Castro's changes to Cuba's agricultural sector could foreshadow larger economic shifts to come.

The key to a successful foreign policy in Latin America will be focusing on four critical issues -- Cuba, immigration, trade, and the "two lefts."

Republican presidential candidate John McCain gave this speech in Miami, Florida on May 20, 2008.

The former commander of U.S. Southern Command discusses policy issues between Latin America and the United States including immigration and Cuba.

With Washington facing increasing mistrust in Latin America, experts call for bolstering U.S. policy in areas such as energy security, migration, and poverty reduction.

Jorge G. Castañeda argues that Raul Castro’s shy attempt to embark on a Vietnamese- or Chinese- style communism is neither progressive nor possible as long as Fidel Castro remains as Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the government violates human rights.

Julia E. Sweig, CFR's director for Latin America Studies, says a new U.S. president offers a chance to improve Washington's relations with Cuba.

For a successful Cuba policy, President Bush should take a lesson from his father's administration, argues Amity Shlaes.

Listen to experts discuss the implications of Fidel Castro's announcement that he will step down as the president of Cuba.

The panelists discuss what the resignation of Fidel Castro means for Cuba and the future for U.S.-Cuba relations.

Fidel Castro—thorn in the side of the U.S. government, icon for many of the impoverished of Latin America—has resigned, leaving Cuba’s immediate fate in the hands of his brother Raul.