Notes1 In recent years the Cuban government has authorized a limited amount of private sector activity, mainly services performed on a small scale. Very considerable restrictions apply to the nature and scope of this activity, but there are no geographic restrictions on where it may occur. As an ironic consequence, the only part of Cuba […]

For over a decade the Brazilian government has committed millions of its taxpayer reais to support infrastructure projects, food exports, and an assortment of initiatives benefitting Cuba. This support is nowhere more evident than in the refurbished Port of Mariel. The groundwork for the tight bilateral relationship was laid out just months into the first […]

Notes1 ¿Cuál puede ser la maquinaria para reponer el sistema mutualista de clínicas, y hospitales y seguros privados en Cuba para reparar el Sistema público? ¿Cuál es la triangulación2 imprescindible para poder comenzar a atraer a asegurados y no asegurados públicos y privados, principalmente de EEUU? ¿Pudiera haber la penetración de las “remesas” en comprar […]

I have regularly visited Cuba several times a year since 1998. My many visits have been to do professional research and to attend and participate in legal conferences mostly having to do with foreign investment. All my visits and activities in Cuba are legally based on U.S. law. As many other observers, I have witnessed […]

Cuba has had and continues to have a “Loyal Opposition.” It consists of a broad range of independent analysts, many or perhaps most of whom are outside the official institutional structure. Included here would be independent journalists (14ymedio, many “bloggers” or web-based groupings), activists of many sorts, independent economists, and some academics among others. But […]