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Venezuela strengthens Cuba, China and Iran ties following Guatemala row
The 20th Cuba-Venezuela Intergovernmental Commission was held in Caracas last week. They have reportedly signed more than 1,400 agreements since 2000.
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Spending millions for a shrinking tourism sector
In 2019, Cuba declared tourism one of the six strategic sectors of the National Economic and Social Development Plan for 2030. But there's been a contraction in the sector since the…
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The family and flights to Cuba
Last week the Trump administration decided that flights to Cuba can only land in Havana. Nine provincial capitals or major cities were therefore suppressed.
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Cuba, Venezuela, and the limits of the doctrine of ‘smart power’
Donald Trump abandoned the presupposed ideas of the doctrine of smart power. He therefore put the two countries in the same bag which helped weaken the credibility of his stance in both…
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The Cuban economy in 2019
The problems of the Cuban economy are nothing new. For more than five decades there's been a large body of information, and deep analysis, of what the problems are, including their…
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There’s much to do, but not on a whim
Cuba needs to take a short break and calmly consider the things that over time are forgotten or accumulated. And once there's a plan, inform the citizens what it is.
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A bad year for new Cuban migrants in the U.S.
Cuban migrants -- once treated among the most privileged in the history of the United States -- in 2019 saw their condition recede to become one of the most disadvantaged groups.
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Cuban brands: Wanting what you can’t always have
The Cuban consumer cannot be conceived as a second-class customer willing to accept what (little) they offer. Even less when their demand has a great potential for dynamism.
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The city and its ruins, with eyes closed
I remember a theory that claims that a disorderly room or house reflects a cluttered mind. And then I think that the situation could turn grave.
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A new path for renewable energy sources in Cuba
A law passed in 2017 regarding the use of renewable energies on the Island was published just recently in Cuba's Official Gazette.
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