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Before privatizing state assets, ask: Who gets to buy them, who will monitor the process?
Economist Pedro Monreal argues that Cuba’s recently announced package of 176 economic measures could substantially increase the risk of corruption, particularly through the proposed…
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Joe García: “Revenge has never built a nation”
There is a Cuba where everything is turned upside down—where being a communist is considered a sin deserving public repudiation, and where Cubans allegedly eat excessively. Miami, the…
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Delegation exposed human cost of Washington’s Cuba policy
A delegation of four Democratic members of Congress has returned from Cuba with a message that cuts through years of political rhetoric: the United States' energy embargo is causing…
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Cuba says talks with Washington have stalled as US pressure intensifies
Cuba's government says any hope of improving relations with Washington has hit a dead end.
Speaking in Havana, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated that talks with the United States…
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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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Cuba convenes unprecedented group of economists to address economic crisis
According to the Spanish news agency EFE, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has convened an unprecedented advisory group of economists—including some known for their critical views—to…
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Cuba kept showing up. Now the lights are off.
Havana loses power without ceremony. No warning, no countdown — just silence where there was noise, darkness where there was light. Families mid-conversation go quiet. An elevator stops…
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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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The new structure of ministries and economic reform in Cuba
Viewed broadly and within the context of the current state of the Cuban economy, the decision to restructure and resize the country’s ministerial apparatus clearly responds to a…
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