Cuba
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Video: Cuba ‘Peace without Borders’
Video: Thousands attend the “Peace without Borders” concert in Havana, Cuba, featuring Colombian singer Juanes and other international artists Continue reading
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Cuba: Gardening its Way Out of Crisis
Cuba is the only country in the world that has developed an extensive state-supported infrastructure to support urban food production. Functionally, this system was established in response to acute food shortages in the early 1990s, which occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the island was forced to find an alternative manner of… Continue reading
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The Contradiction on Cuba, Mutual Respect vs. Conditionality By John McAuliff
If the President’s words in Moscow are applied to relations with Cuba, and the US manifests the spirit of ‘mutual respect’ he so eloquently advanced in earlier visits to Turkey and France, the conflict between the US and Cuba is all but over. However, as Secretary Clinton’s interview reflects, some officials seem determined to fly… Continue reading
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Cuban human rights examined by UN council By Tim Anderson
The big powers no longer pick and choose their favourite ‘human rights offenders’ for UN scrutiny, as they did under the old commission. The US tried to target Cuba (particularly during the administration of that great champion of human rights, George Bush Jr). For this reason, Cuba refused to fully cooperate. Since the restructuring in… Continue reading
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Cuban Oil: Havana’s Potential Geo-Political Bombshell
Normalized relations would give the U.S. access to Cuban oil exploration and drilling, and allow the U.S. to implement environmental regulations aimed at protecting the Florida coast from potential oil spills. Enhanced trade with Cuba could generate up to $1.9 billion for the U.S.’s cash-strapped economy, and the image of the U.S. in Latin America… Continue reading
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The Cuban Five: A Starkly Controversial Case
Human rights groups such as Amnesty International have criticized the U.S. government’s policy regarding the Cuban Five and have accused it of perpetrating human rights violations against the group. Beginning with their arrest and subsequent trial three months later, the five Cuban defendants have been held without bail for a period of thirty-three months. Continue reading
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Fidel Ordered Chavez ‘Rescue’ By Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet
Castro states that he phoned Miraflores Palace before Chávez surrendered and told him: “Don’t kill yourself, Hugo. Don’t do like Allende, who was a man alone. You have most of the Army on your side. Don’t quit, don’t resign. Continue reading
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Cuba50 – Celebrating Cuban Culture
The Cuba50 weekend at the Barbican 27-28 June, promises a feast of the very best live Cuban music and dance direct from Cuba.The two special concerts feature Cuba’s greatest dance band Los Van Van, nueva trova star Pablo Milanés, top rumba group Yoruba Andabo, the soulful Son Tropical and fabulous jazz pianist Harold Lopez Nussa. Continue reading
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COHA: Cuba and the United States: Let’s Not Waste an Opportunity for Change
The U.S.’ policy towards Cuba of maintaining sanctions in the hope of bringing about change before negotiations begin is a senseless one, reserved for Havana almost alone, that has proved to be an unmitigated failure. Continue reading
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Emir Sader, “‘What about Cuba, Mr. Obama?’”
More than four decades and ten US presidents later, Cuba is still alive. It in fact has broken the blockade, not only through its links with other countries of the continent — even Costa Rica, the last in Latin America, just restored its relations with Cuba — but also through its ability to revive tourism,… Continue reading
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ECONOMY-CUBA: Keeping the Wolf from the Door By Patricia Grogg
Some analysts say the nature of the centralised, state-run Cuban economy will give the government manoeuvring room and allow it to use resources intelligently, by contrast with economies where funds are widely dispersed. Continue reading
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Video: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived the ‘Special Period’
Video: Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call “The Special Period.” Continue reading
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COHA: The Cuban Who Won’t Be in Trinidad
While the Cuban leader has demonstrated flexibility and emerged as a harbinger of change, Obama has instead taken the most conservative approach possible towards modifying the U.S.-Cuban relationship Continue reading
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Elda Molina Díaz, “Cuba: Economic Restructuring, Recent Trends and Major Challenges”
One of the distinctive features of the process of adjustment and reform of the Cuban economy carried out by the government was that even during the worst period of the crisis, the Revolution’s main social achievements in education, healthcare and social security were preserved Continue reading
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La revolucion energetica: Cuba’s energy revolution By Laurie Guevara-Stone
Such is the success of the two-year old program on this small island of 11 million people, that many other countries could learn from its efforts to be energy independent and curb climate change. Continue reading
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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US politicians meet ‘fit’ Castro
A seven-strong team of congressional Democrats is currently in Cuba, looking into ways to improve US-Cuban relations, but only three of them attended the meeting with Mr Castro. Continue reading
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COHA: Revamping U.S.-Cuban Politics: Playing the Guantánamo Card in a Game of Constructive Diplomacy
In recent months, media coverage of Guantánamo Bay has focused on the relocation and plans for the prosecution of detainees now housed there by the United States government. But there is another issue that all but goes unaddressed – the legitimacy of the U.S. naval base’s very presence along the southeastern coastline of Cuba. Continue reading
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Cuban Cartoon Parody c. 1968
I must find out what happens in the third world. This is a task for Superman! I must inform Johnson as soon as possible…! Continue reading
The New Dark Age 