On December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his administration’s intention to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than fifty years of mutual animosity between the communist government and the United States. Unleashing speculation about its timing and rationale, the move shifted attention away from U.S. policy in Latin America, while raising an opportunity […]

Now more than ever is a great opportunity to discuss how the Cuban government continues to threaten the United States’ national security. Ever since December 17 of 2014, the White House and its supporters have been working hard to sell to the American people this delusional concession package that they have labeled as a new […]

El régimen cubano se sostiene sobre dos pilares: en lo externo su servicio de inteligencia, que penetra, predice e influye en el mundo, y en lo interno, en su gigantesco aparato de contrainteligencia que reprime, controla y amedrenta a toda la población. Aunque a muchos les sea difícil de comprender, la empobrecida isla de Cuba […]

Notes[ref]The bulk of this essay is drawn from my book Revolutionary Cuba: A History (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014).[/ref] Attempting to understand the complex phenomenon of the Cuban Revolution is no easy task; it is akin to entering a labyrinth and then seeking to find one’s way out. During nearly a decade of research, […]

Recent policy initiatives have instigated much controversy and speculation about the goals and sustainability of reforms in Cuba today. As is always the case with Cuban affairs, the scope of the reform narrative easily rival ideological positions. At the core of the controversy, however, are three questions. Would these policies lead down the path of […]