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Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death, UN Summits On Climate and Development, Russia Recruits Cubans, and MoreOne year after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police prompted widespread domestic protests, the Islamic Republic appears to have rebounded while keeping a prominent international profile; the United Nations General Assembly begins its high-level debate week with leaders gathering to attend major summits on Sustainable Development Goals and climate challenges; and Cuba arrests Russian recruiters looking for more fighters.
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President Raisi Visits Latin AmericaIran's president visited Latin America and the Caribbean, but the countries he did not visit are more significant than those he did.
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Why the Situation in Cuba Is DeterioratingCuba’s authoritarian regime has failed to avert an economic crisis, repair decaying state institutions, and prevent the country’s largest outflow of migrants since the 1960s.
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Guantanamo Bay: Twenty Years of Counterterrorism and ControversyThe U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has generated intense debate for two decades, raising enduring questions about national security, human rights, and justice.
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U.S.-Cuba RelationsSince Fidel Castro’s ascent to power in 1959, U.S.-Cuba ties have endured a nuclear crisis, a long U.S. economic embargo, and political hostilities. The diplomatic relationship remained frozen well beyond the end of the Cold War but moved toward normalization during the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, whose policies were largely rolled back under President Donald Trump.
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U.S.-Cuba RelationsCommunist Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.
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What's Next for Cuba?Panelists discuss what sparked recent protests in Cuba, how the Cuban government has responded, and what policy options the Biden administration might take to address the situation.
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Protests in Cuba, With Paul J. Angelo and Carmen SesinPaul J. Angelo, fellow for Latin America Studies at CFR, and Carmen Sesin, Miami-based NBCNews.com and NBCLatino reporter, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the historic protests that swept across Cuba and around the globe.
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Brazil’s Vote on the Cuban Embargo at the UN: An Unrequited Gamble for U.S. Goodwill?Brazil's historic move to break with the rest of Latin America on the U.S. embargo of Cuba appears to have yielded few results.
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Trump Halts WHO Funding, Earth Day’s Fiftieth Anniversary, and MoreU.S. President Donald J. Trump announces a funding freeze and review of the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic, Earth Day is celebrated across the globe, and Cuba marks the fortieth anniversary of the Mariel boatlift.
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Trump’s Misguided Policies Are a Gift to Venezuela’s MaduroPunishing allies won’t help to rally international support for the restoration of democracy.
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See How Much You Know About CubaTest your knowledge of Cuba, from the missile crisis to its recent reforms.
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The OAS Secretary General Tells the Whole Truth About the Cuban RegimeFor many years the Organization of American States was a dictators' club, where the rule was "you don't criticize my human rights abuses and I won't criticize yours." And the secretaries-general of t…
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Tightening the Screws on CubaSeveral weeks ago I wrote an "Expert Brief" for the Council on Foreign Relations titled "Time to Tighten the Screws on Cuba?" There I argued that the one-sided and unfortunate concessions the Obama a…
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What Is Cuba’s Post-Castro Future?Miguel Diaz-Canel, set to replace Raul Castro as president of Cuba after sixty years of Castro rule, will be faced with the challenges of implementing economic reform and sidestepping regional isolation.