Cuba 2026: An economy under siege, a nation still standing
Cuba’s predicament is not simply the result of economic mismanagement; it is the cumulative result of sustained external coercion.
January 15 - 21, 2026
Opinion Articles
The machinery of terror
Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships. It eliminates dissidents. It silences critics. It dismantles the law.
Broke, or broken?
We’re told Social Security is running out of money.
We’re told food stamps are for lazy people who don’t want to work—even though many recipients…
Kidnapping a president is not “Liberation.” It is a crime against civilization.
Let me be absolutely clear: the kidnapping of a sitting head of state and his spouse is not resistance, not justice, and not democracy. It is…
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Cuba
Cuba in 2025: Resilience amid crisis — a year in review
The year exposed enduring economic fragility, widespread energy and food challenges, and external pressures that complicate recovery.
Cuban homes and hurricanes
Lessons learned from other hurricanes regarding the impact on homes could be applied to the aftermath of Melissa.
The Alejandro Gil case: The fall of Cuba’s finance czar
Gil was once Cuba’s public face of economic reform, a deputy prime minister, and the architect of a significant 2021 monetary overhaul.
Melissa strikes eastern Cuba
Melissa may serve as yet another reminder that island nations face significant costs from a climate change curve they did little to cause.
Foreign hotel chains to lease Cuban-owned properties
The government has approved a new policy that allows international hotel chains to lease—not just operate—state-owned hotels.
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Treinta y dos razones para no arrodillarnos
Llegaron nuestros muertos bajo esa lluvia preludio de los “nortes” invernales, que tal parece nuestro cielo derramaba lágrimas por ellos, y luego de…
Cuando Martí conoció a King: una conversación entre imperios
(Nota del editor: Hoy, 15 de enero, se conmemora el natalicio del asesinado líder de los derechos civiles y filósofo-profeta Dr. Martin Luther King,…
Experiencias internacionales del retorno de emigrantes III. El caso de Cuba
Tercero y último artículo sobre el retorno de emigrantes a sus países de origen, en el que aterrizamos el tema del retorno en nuestro país y…
Experiencias internacionales del retorno de emigrantes II. Políticas sobre retorno migratorio de…
Segundo de tres artículos sobre el retorno de emigrantes a sus países de origen, en el que destacamos las políticas de países seleccionados que…
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