InternationalNews
US to Open Embassy in Cuba. What That Means.
President Obama announced Wednesday morning that Cuba and the United States will be reopening embassies in each other’s capitals after over a half century of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why US ‘Engagement’ With Cuba Has Been Deadly for Human Rights Activists
President Obama’s engagement policy with the Castro regime, announced in 2009, has led to a massive increase in arbitrary detentions, violence against activists and the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Steps the Next President Could Take to Boost Our Relationship With Latin America
For much of the last century, Latin America has seldom been a major focus for U.S. foreign policy. Yet President Obama’s controversial Cuba policy appears… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why We Should Be Skeptical About Raul Castro’s Talk of Conversion
Many Catholics were cheered this week upon hearing that the dictator of Cuba Raul Castro has told the pope he might return to the folds… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Obama Cozying Up to Castro’s Cuba Will Backfire
With the “historic” clasp of hands in Panama City, Panama last week with Raul Castro, President Obama took the next fateful step toward normalizing relations… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Obama Worldview and Cuba
“It is my strong belief that if we engage, that that offers the greatest prospect for escaping some of the constraints of the past. I… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What Media Gets Wrong on Cuba: No Objective Public Opinion Polls in a Police State
A recently released poll by Univision/Fusion and The Washington Post would have you believe the iron curtain in Cuba has been lifted. That is definitely… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama to Remove Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List. Why That’s Bad.
Later this week at the Summit of the Americas, President Obama is expected to announce Cuba’s removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List. The… Read More
InternationalNews
A Tale of Two Cubas: Why the Diplomatic Debate Remains Controversial
MIAMI—The debate of how the United States should move forward in its relationship with Cuba remains a hot topic — especially in Miami, Fla. Miami,… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Cuba Experts Have Differing Views on Island’s Future
MIAMI—When Sebastian Arcos steps back to evaluate President Obama’s move to normalize relations with Cuba, he tries to forget his own experiences with the Castro… Read More
