Protests and repression in Cuba
Cuban activists had planned a national “Civic March for Change” for Monday, November 15, but the government moved in advance to quell the protest.
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November 19, 2021
The Misinformation Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Chaotic Cacophony of Lies and Distortions
The rising tide of misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda has been well-documented in recent years, particularly as internet access and social media consumption have become seemingly ubiquitous. But in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scourge of misinformation has intensified, with a cost that can—at least in some cases—be measured in human lives.
Guy Mentel
September 14, 2021
How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests
Chinese companies have played a key part in building Cuba’s telecommunications infrastructure, a system the regime uses to control its people, just as the CCP does within its own borders.
Evan Ellis
August 6, 2021
Javier Corrales
August 6, 2021
Historic wave of protests washes across Cuba
This past Sunday, the largest popular protests in decades erupted in Cuba, with thousands of demonstrators across the island taking to the streets to decry acute shortages of basic necessities (including food and medicine), rolling blackouts, and suffocating restrictions on political freedoms that persist over six decades after the Cuban Revolution.
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July 16, 2021
How should the U.S. support change in Cuba? Lift the embargo.
It’s time to call the Cuban government’s bluff. Ending the embargo would help the country’s embattled private sector, giving its people hope for a non-Communist future.
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July 6, 2021
Andrés Cañizález
May 21, 2021
Communist party congress in Cuba: After the end of the Castro era, what?
When Cuba’s Communist Party convenes in Havana from April 16-19 for its 8th Party Congress, Raúl Castro, at the age of 89, will step down from center stage. The long, long Castro era is coming to an end. What lies ahead and what remains, however, is more uncertain than ever.
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April 15, 2021
Part 2: The unlawful basis for Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
This article is the second in a two-part series on Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism discussing the pretextual nature of Cuba’s inclusion on the list and the legal aspects of political fugitives in Cuba.
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March 2, 2021
Part 1: A consequence of relisting Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
This article is the first in a two-part series on Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Once on the list, a country is subject to lawsuits in U.S. courts that would otherwise be dismissed on the basis of sovereign immunity. It is the court judgments, resulting from such suits, that have long-term implications for U.S.–Cuba relations.
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February 25, 2021