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Cuba’s economic reforms signal change, but U.S. policy still weighs heavily
Cuba’s National Assembly has approved one of the most ambitious packages of economic reforms in decades, a clear acknowledgment by the government that the country’s economic model must…
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Sanctions and sovereignty: Rethinking U.S. policy toward Cuba
For more than six decades, U.S. policy toward Cuba has been defined by isolation, sanctions, and a persistent effort to pressure political change on the island. As outlined by the…
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International lawyers decry U.S. aggression against Cuba
An international group of leftist lawyers on Tuesday condemned the US blockade, sanctions, and war threats against Cuba, and the mounting repression of solidarity with the…
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End the suffering: Lift the sanctions on Cuba now
When Volker Türk, high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, speaks in such stark moral terms—“children are dying”—the world should listen. His recent call for the United…
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Armageddon in Cuba, according to Marco Rubio
“The situation will worsen significantly and collapse, which would be harmful to our country,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox, referring to the situation in Cuba and its…
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UN experts denounce Trump’s coercive brutalization of Cuban people
A trio of United Nations rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the US government “cease all threats” against Cuba and accused President Donald Trump of furthering a “disturbing trend…
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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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