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May 26, 2015

Cuba
Castro 200, Obama 0: While Talks Continue, Beatings Continue

When President Obama junked 60 years of U.S. foreign policy to seek a rapprochement with the Castro regime in Cuba, he was aware that he would be accused of ignoring human rights. After all, the Obam…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

October 26, 2012

United States
TWE Remembers: John Scali Has Lunch, Khrushchev Writes JFK, Castro Writes Khrushchev (Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eleven)

Journalists live for scoops. Being the first to break major news is the ticket to journalistic fame and fortune. But what if you are a journalist covering the biggest story of your lifetime and sudde…

The U.S. destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy stops, boards, and inspects the Marucla, a dry-cargo ship of Lebanese registry under Soviet charter to Cuba. (Dino A. Brugioni Collection, The National Security Archive, Washington, DC)
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

January 12, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: January 12, 2024

SEC approves new Bitcoin ETFs; Ransomware hits Paraguayan telecommunications company; Huawei ending U.S. lobbying efforts; Chinese research group cracks Apple's AirDrop encryption; Meta will restrict…

The logo of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf Net Politics

February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

February 18, 2016

Cuba
The Disgraceful Obama Trip to Cuba

Eight months after the U.S. Embassy opened in Cuba, what is the effect of this much-celebrated opening of diplomatic relations? Who has benefitted? The Washington Post noted today that "there has be…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 8, 2016

Cuba
Obama and Cuba: Ideology Over National Security

In previous posts I’ve argued that President Obama’s "opening to Cuba" gave the Castro brothers everything they wanted and got nothing for the United States--or for Cubans struggling peacefully for h…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points