Cuba
Issue #16 The Man Who Could Not Take a Hint
Luis Posada Carriles, a man who has admitted involvement in terrorist acts, ended up in federal custody May 17 and now faces immigration charges and potential long-term detention. His case presents the Bush Administration...
Issue #15 La Voz de Miami
Both sides of the Cuba debate made news in Washington on April 27, but only one side was covered in detail by the U.S. government's broadcasts to Cuba. More than 600 activists came to Washington for "Cuba...
Issue #14 Cuba’s International Economic Strategy Pays Off
Rather than rely on expanded market-based reforms, Cuba has embarked on a series of long-term international economic initiatives geared toward strengthening the state economy and increasing trade,...
New Moves Could End Investment Slump
The diplomatic thaw between Cuba and the European Union has received lots of attention, but its impact is not likely to be dramatic. Official contacts will resume and European contacts with Cuban ...
Issue #13 De-Dollarization
For Cuba, it seems that the dollar may be more trouble than it's worth. Soon, greenbacks will not be accepted in hotels, restaurants, gas stations, or any other commercial outlet in Cuba. Cuba is not abandoning its dual ...
Seeking Votes by Injuring Cubans
Events in Iraq have overshadowed a new, 500-page Bush Administration plan to bring about regime change closer to home: in Cuba. It's a remarkable plan that casts aside a tool that Democratic and Republican...
Issue #12 “Transition” in Detail
In the Library of Congress there are thick, yellowing volumes whose brittle pages show how the United States governed Cuba a century ago. These annual reports of the U.S. Army officers who were the military governors...
Issue #11 Dieting for Democracy
Depending on the outcome of a debate that President Bush may settle as soon as today, Cuban families themselves may be targeted, and their welfare harmed, by new measures that would prevent Cuban ...
Issue #10 “Transition”
With the world's attention focused on political change in Iraq, the Bush Administration is making plans for a transition closer to home, in Cuba. The Administration has created a commission to devise methods...
Cutting Losses: Cuba Downsizes Its Sugar Industry
The May 2002 announcement that Cuba would dramatically downsize its sugar industry made definitive a change that had been coming for years, and was forced by international market conditions. With sugar prices...