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.
New Cuba bill puts a strain on U.S.-Caribbean relations
A new bill introduced by three Republican Senators has put Caribbean states in the line of fire as lawmakers look to advance U.S. policy toward Cuba.
The U.S. decision to abandon CICIG in Guatemala doesn’t make moral or geostrategic sense
U.S. policy is never governed purely by moral calculations. But in the case of CICIG, it is hard to detect any concerns that remotely outweigh the U.S. interest in establishing the rule of law in Guatemala.
Targeting the good guys in a country overrun by villains
The recent criticism of CICIG from outside Guatemala is unexpected, unfair and shamefully counterproductive. The attacks only aid the local thugs, crooks and assassins that victimize Guatemalans.
Trump’s Imminent Cuba Problem
Soon — maybe as early as Friday — President Donald Trump, with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, is expected to announce a presidential initiative that will roll back the Obama-era efforts that loosened the 56-year-old United States embargo on Cuba. How far will the president go?