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Cuba Archive
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Cuba Conceals Cholera Outbreak
By Jennifer Aron, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on February 26, 2013 | 3 CommentsMedia silence in the Caribbean is not necessarily good for Cuba, the island known in and around the world for its health care, tourism, and socialist economy. One should also recall the campaign Cuba had in the 1960s to produce 10 million tons of sugar in which it fell... -
RE: “Cubans Vote on New Legislature; President, Parliament Chief to be Picked Later This Month”
By Amandha Lopes, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on February 12, 2013 | No Comments -
Best Time for U.S.– Cuba Rapprochement Is Now
By COHA Director Larry Birns and COHA Senior Research Fellow Frederick B. Mills on January 30, 2013 | 9 CommentsThe Obama Administration should be prepared to take, in quick progression, three important initial steps to trigger a speedy rapprochement with Cuba: immediately phase out the embargo, free the Cuban five, and remove Havana from the spurious State Department roster of nations purportedly sponsoring terrorism. These measures should be seen... -
Venezuelan Democracy and the Legitimacy of State Institutions
By Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on January 18, 2013 | 4 CommentsAlthough President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was solidly re-elected on October 7, 2012, his absence since undergoing cancer surgery in Havana in December raised a constitutional question about the legality of postponing his formal swearing-in on January 10th, the customary date for Venezuelan inaugurations. The opposition, led by the Democratic... -
Chavez to Miss Mercosur Summit
By Hannah Stone, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on December 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not attend the summit of trade bloc Mercosur in Brazil on Friday, which will increase concerns about his health as he prepares to begin a fourth term in January. -
For Obama, Four More Years Requires a Willingness to Look South
By Trent Boultinghouse, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsAn embrace of Latin America is undeniably needed as Obama faces his second term. Most major media outlets had confirmed the reelection of Barack Obama by 11:30 P.M. last night, bringing a close to a presidential race that, for all intents and purposes, largely circumvented serious discussion of America’s role...