Peter Kornbluh

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Peter Kornbluh, a longtime contributor to The Nation on Cuba, is co-author, with William M. LeoGrande, of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana. Kornbluh is also the author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability.

Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba

Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba

As the island struggles to emerge from a dire economic crisis, the White House is acknowledging that the policies it inherited could lead to disaster.

May 20, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh

A three by five grid of shipping containers has the Cuban flag painted over it.

Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo

Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.

Jan 26, 2022 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome”

The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome” The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome”

The injuries to US personnel are real, and the cause of the syndrome was not crickets—but excessive secrecy has frustrated investigators and hampered the victims’ efforts to unders...

Nov 17, 2021 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

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Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy

A never-before-published letter from the US Embassy community in Cuba argues that Washington should sustain full diplomatic functions despite the risks.

Jul 23, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

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Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era

On the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, many US officials still can’t seem to accept a socialist country “under their very noses.”

Apr 16, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh

Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba

Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba

Far from being a “state sponsor of terrorism,” as the Trump administration claimed, Cuba has been an ally in fighting it.

Jan 22, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh

Jose Alfredo stands between an American flag and a Cuban flag

Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba? Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba?

Here’s a smart blueprint for returning to normalized relations.

Dec 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

Workers clean a rooftop pool while a large building is seen in the background.

Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs? Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs?

To advance his political fortunes in Florida, Trump assaults the right to travel to Cuba.

Oct 6, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

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A Decades-Old Atrocity Finally Sees Its Day in Court A Decades-Old Atrocity Finally Sees Its Day in Court

In a potential test case for international law, the murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador is now being prosecuted—in Spain.

Jun 29, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

A group of doctors and nurses walk outside, holding small Cuban and Italian flags.

Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions

Humanitarian deterrence of the virus, not Cold War–era regime change, should be the top priority of US foreign policy.

Mar 31, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

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