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From numbers to food, Cuba’s economy topic of discussion
Inviting Cubans to talk about finance almost always leads them to sidestep macrostructural explanations. What's important is what reaches the dining-room table and people's wallets.
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The post-Panamax era and U.S. policy toward Cuba
During the first week in February, the debate over U.S.-Cuba relations was rekindled for a number of reasons. One was the recent inauguration of the deep-water megaport, container…
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The Fanjul earthquake
Recently, Cuba recorded several seismic movements whose epicenters lay under the waters that separate the island from the state of Florida, where they were also recorded. These…
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Republicans use ‘locologic’ to nix immigration reform
When someone told me at the end of last month that the Republicans were going to unveil an immigration reform bill that would include a path to citizenship, my instant reaction was:…
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Yale singers will perform in Cuba in March
The Yale University Glee Club will perform 2 concerts in Cuba next month. In Havana they will share the stage with the Entrevoces Choir, led by Digna Guerra.
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China ready for forum with CELAC
China on Friday expressed readiness to work with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the establishment of a China-CELAC forum before the end of this year.
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The Fanjul flak: Typical Miami schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is nothing new to Miami. But the recent uproar caused by a piece on Alfy Fanjul takes the cake. It demonstrates that the Cuba debate has pivoted.
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In Cuba’s non-state sector, prices skyrocket
The demand clashes with the lack of an ample supply -- sufficient, at least -- that satisfies the basic needs of the consumer, the entrepreneurs and the population at large.
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Are Cubans Latino?
I have witnessed that elitist dissociation of certain Cubans who bitterly complain when filling out documents that they should be able to classify themselves as “White” and not…
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Still MAD after all these years
The clear consensus is that the Cuban Missile Crisis was the single most dangerous event of the Cold War and possibly of human history. Specialists on the topic have described the…
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