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May 20, 2022
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.
Peter Kornbluh
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January 26, 2022
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.
Peter Kornbluh
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December 28, 2021
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Our Readers
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November 18, 2021
The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now
But US sanctions and Covid have kept the island in a vise only made worse by a dysfunctional economy and long overdue reforms.
Ed Augustin
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November 17, 2021
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 understand this mysterious malady.
Peter Kornbluh
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July 28, 2021
Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies
Party leadership blocked an amendment to roll back restrictions on the amount of money people in the US can send to their families in Cuba.
Aída Chávez
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July 23, 2021
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.
Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande
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July 20, 2021
How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba?
Lawmakers in both parties are divided on whether to mend troubled relations or escalate already aggressive foreign policy.
Aída Chávez
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July 13, 2021
Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time
A shrinking economy, frightening new rates of Covid infections, and growing discontent with the government are fueling once-in-a-generation protests.
William M. LeoGrande
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June 29, 2021
Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives
The president promised to return to Obama’s policies of engagement with Cuba, but the embargo and other Trump-era restrictions remain in place.
Danny Glover