U.S. Involvement in Cuban Tourism
February 13, 2020
The tourism industry acts as a major source of revenue for Cuba’s economy.
Cuba
The History of Guantánamo Bay
February 6, 2020
Guantánamo Bay is an area in the southeast of Cuba that resides under United States and Cuban control. U.S.
Increasing Tensions Between the United States and Cuba: U.S. Targets Cuban Health Care Officials and Diplomats
November 8, 2019
Since Spain ceded Cuba to the United States in 1898, the relationship between Cuba and the United States has been convoluted and rocky.
Cuban Tourism Plummets Amidst Trump’s New Travel Restrictions
September 9, 2019
While Cuba may be on many Americans’ travel bucket lists, Donald Trump is making this dream less and less attainable with each policy he passes. Not only are these increasingly tight travel restrictions affecting the thousands of US travelers that have dreamed of lounging on the beaches of Varadero or walking down the colorful Havana streets, the Cuban tourism industry is now struggling to generate profits like they once did.
Some Parallels of Two Caribbean Dictatorships
June 26, 2019
There’s Only One Way Out for Cuba’s Dismal Economy
April 2, 2019
Article originally published in NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/opinion/cuba-economy.html
For the past 60 years, Cuba has been unable to finance its imports with its own exports and generate appropriate, sustainable growth without substantial aid and subsidies from a foreign nation. This is the longstanding legacy of Cuba’s socialist economy.
Cuba: 60 años de dependencia económica extranjera
April 2, 2019
La constante fundamental en los 60 años de la economía socialista de Cuba ha sido su total incapacidad para generar un crecimiento adecuado y sostenible, sin ayuda y subsidios considerables de una nación extranjera, a fin de poder financiar sus importaciones con sus propias exportaciones. La historia de esta dependencia económica comenzó con España en la época de la colonia, continuó con Estados Unidos durante la primera república, se expandió de manera significativa con la Unión Soviética y finalmente con Venezuela desde el inicio de este siglo.
Small turnout for Maduro's Second Inauguration: What countries still support Venezuela, and Why?
January 22, 2019
On Thursday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m., controversial leftist leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second 6-year term as President of Venezuela despite deteriorating economic and political conditions throughout the country. Although Maduro’s inauguration crowd was undeniably more sparse than in the past, a few leaders and foreign dignitaries made a point to make an appearance and show their support for the regime in spite of widespread international criticism.
A reworking of the Cuban Constitution
January 10, 2019
In the past several months, Cuban citizens have been gathering in government-organized public forums around the country to discuss a reworking of the Cuban Constitution. The current constitution was created during the Cold War when Cuba was undergoing the Communist Revolution and was applicable to the goals of the Communist regime in Cuba. However, now that the political atmosphere is significantly different than during the Soviet-era, Cubans hope to make changes to the constitution that will better reflect Cuban society today.
Reconsidering the Legacy of Estrada Palma, Cuba's First President
December 11, 2018
“…Who controls the present controls the past…,” George Orwell
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