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February 27, 2014

Cuba
Huber Matos, R.I.P.

Huber Matos, a great hero of the struggle for freedom in Cuba died today at age 95. Matos was a revolutionary comandante in the Cuban revolution, a leader of the struggle against the Batista dictato…

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Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

March 19, 2012

Capital Flows
Where Have All the Profits Gone? Karl Marx Could Have Told You

    Since 2009, labor’s share of income in the United States has plummeted while personal dividend income as a percentage of disposable income has soared. This is not surprising for the ear…

Where Have All the Profits Gone? Karl Marx Could Have Told You
Blog Post by Neil Bouhan, Benn Steil, and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

November 26, 2016

Cuba
On the Death of Fidel Castro

On the death of Fidel Castro my thoughts today turned immediately to Huber Matos, who sadly did not live to see this day. Matos was a true hero of the Cuban Revolution--and was therefore imprisone…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 6, 2022

Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev on the Streets of Accra

The aftershock of the collapse of the Soviet empire reverberated from Cape Town to Cairo.

A photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev stands against a wall whilst people in suits are pictured in the background.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

May 2, 2014

Lebanon
Weekend Listening/Viewing/Reading: Satire in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s "Garden," and Lebanese Relief Workers

Karl Sharro discusses Lebanese politics and the role of satire in political analysis of the Middle East on Karl Morand’s Middle East Week Podcast.   Pascal Menoret’s photographic journey of the cit…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates