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Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies? Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies?
After campaigning on reversing Trump’s regressive policies in the region, Cuban Americans are frustrated by the president’s subsequent passivity.
May 15, 2024 / David Montgomery
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What the Failed Wagner Mutiny Means for Africa What the Failed Wagner Mutiny Means for Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary army might have been disbanded in Russia, but in Africa—where the group props up dictators, extracts mineral wealth, and siphons off billions from leg...
Jul 12, 2023 / Nicolas Niarchos
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Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic
Seeking distance from the West and its colonial past, the CAR has partnered with Russia and made itself instrumental to Russia’s ability to continue its war.
Apr 12, 2023 / Anjan Sundaram
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Cuba One Year After the Protests Cuba One Year After the Protests
Twelve months after nationwide demonstrations galvanized by deep economic discontent, Cubans are still waiting for change.
Jul 8, 2022 / Editorial / William M. LeoGrande
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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
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How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers
A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 / Back Page / Pablo Pryluka
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The US Must End Its Economic War Against Venezuela The US Must End Its Economic War Against Venezuela
Even the Venezuelan opposition wants Washington to ease its sanctions regime.
May 2, 2022 / James North
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Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression
Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize th...
Apr 14, 2022 / Editorial / Philippe Sands for The Nation
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Congress Is Eager to Sanction Russia, Whatever the Cost Congress Is Eager to Sanction Russia, Whatever the Cost
With an unprecedented array of sudden financial restrictions, ordinary Russians are carrying the burden of the global conflict.
Mar 11, 2022 / Highlights / Aída Chávez
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On Watching Ukraine Through Palestinian Eyes On Watching Ukraine Through Palestinian Eyes
The rightful outpouring of support for Ukraine teaches us that the West can condemn occupation when it wants to.
Mar 4, 2022 / Yousef Munayyer