The Cuban Triangle

Paul Hare, former UK Ambassador in Havana , has written a strategy paper for United States “public diplomacy” toward Cuba . It is t...

OAS Secretary General Insulza calls on Cuba to head off Guillermo Farinas’ death by satisfying his demand, i.e. by releasing...

Everyone knows that last September’s elimination of travel restrictions on Cuban Americans led to a travel boom; now some numbers are star...

Some items on agriculture that have been piling up: The world price of sugar was 7 cents per pound in May 2002 when Cuba a...

This is really special. USAID’s recently issued summary of its plans for the next $20 million to be spent on its Cuba programs notes ...

Spain ’s ABC reports that Martha Beatriz Roque is about to acquire Spanish citizenship, and her relatives in the Canary Isla...

Guillermo Farinas, continuing his hunger strike, gave a detailed report on his medical condition last Friday (Cuban Colada translates here )...

I wrote an article on President Obama and Cuba for Palabra Nueva , the monthly journal of the Archdiocese of Havana, and it appears in the ...

President Obama issues a statement saying that “Cuban authorities continue to respond to the aspirations of the Cuban people with a clenche...

A week of daily protests for the release of political prisoners by the Damas de Blanco ended on Sunday. It was “unprecedented,” according ...

AFP : In response to a student’s question, Raul Castro gives a positive assessment of his brother’s health. AP : Aroldi...

The German news agency DPA reports (in Spanish only) on a phone interview with hunger striker Guillermo Farinas in Santa Clara . Farina...

Missed this from last week: a meeting between U.S. and Cuban officials in Santo Domingo , at the level of the Secretary of S...

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred yesterday shortly after 2:00 p.m. , centered 30 miles south of Guantanamo . It was followed about a...

Another victory for American foreign policy: Innospec, a chemical company, pleaded guilty to a series of charges including a Cuba embargo v...

“Our fondness for Cuba does not make us forget that human rights are the first priority.” – From a statement issued by socialist legis...

Juventud Rebelde : China ’s ambassador in Havana announces grants and no-interest loans (amounts not specified) to support ...

Granma’s lead on-line article marks the 50 th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime,” ...

In an interview with Foreign Policy magazine, Anne Louise Bardach talks about Cuba ’s leadership, now and in the future. ...

The Damas de Blanco held a demonstration marking the anniversary of the 2003 arrests of 75 dissidents, and it was broken up by Cuban securit...

“Why Are Florida Cubans Lukewarm On Rubio?” The National Journal’s political blog asks that question about soaring GOP Se...