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Manufacturing consent for war against Cubans
These days, most of Havana’s streets are fairly empty of cars, but full of people walking or riding bicycles, electric bikes, electric “tricycles,” or scooters. Trash has piled up on…
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The foolishness of U.S. policy toward Cuba
History often repeats itself—not because lessons are missing, but because policymakers frequently choose to ignore them. In The March of Folly, historian Barbara Tuchman detailed how…
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Havana Docks and the long shadow of Cuba’s confiscations
The Supreme Court's May 21, 2026, decision in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises will likely be remembered as one of the more consequential property rulings of recent years —…
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Raúl Castro’s indictment: Justice or regime change?
Violence — including terrorism — against Cuba has long been tolerated in Washington; Cuba's response to it has not. That double standard is once again fully evident as the Trump…
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The US’s role in the tragedy of Brothers to the Rescue
The 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR) has often been viewed in stark moral terms: the Cuban government destroying unarmed planes and killing…
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Claims of Cuban plans for drone attacks denounced as ‘ludicrous pretext’ for war
Cuban officials said the Trump administration is making “increasingly implausible accusations” against the country as it pushes to justify, “without any excuse, a military attack…
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The $100 million “Offer” to Cuba
No sovereign government—whether in Havana, Washington, or elsewhere—is indifferent to who controls the distribution of resources within its borders.
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Americans do NOT want military action against Cuba, poll shows
A recent YouGov poll clearly shows that the American public is not interested in going to war with Cuba. The survey indicates that 64 percent of Americans oppose military action against…
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Cuban president warns Trump: “No aggressor will find surrender in Cuba”
President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez of Cuba on Saturday responded with stark and defiant words to the latest attacks coming from US President Donald Trump, who on Friday signed a new…
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The ‘bosses’ from Miami
In the 1960s, the CIA used to refer to its best Cuban agents as “golden boys.” They were, for the most part, young men from good families, educated in elite private schools, with time…
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