The E.U. is hoping to restore full bilateral ties with the communist-led island
Cuba
Fidel Castro Makes First Public Appearance in Nine Months
The former leader of Cuba attends the opening of an art studio
Elian Gonzalez Criticizes U.S. Embargo of Cuba
Cuban boy whose custody case drew headlines around the world
Cuba Cracks Down on Movie Theaters, Video Game Salons
Privately run establishments had been skirting law by serving snacks and refreshments
Cubans React to End of Cuba’s Dual Currency System
The unification of the two currencies is expected to be a gradual process that could take up to 18 months.
Cuba’s Journey on the Internet: There’s a Long March Ahead
As far as the Internet goes, Cuba is the Western Hemisphere’s last frontier. Despite the island nation’s proximity to Florida — just 90 miles away — and the existence of a fully functioning fiber-optic cable linked up to Venezuela, only 25% of the population is online, according to last year’s government statistics, which are …
As Communist Cuba Reforms, Capitalism Slowly Takes Hold of Its Real Estate Market
North Korea Gets the World in a Panic, Even Without Trying
The cargo of weaponry seized by Panamanian officials en route from Cuba to North Korea has caused an international uproar, but revealed nothing new about the East Asian pariah. Cuba’s foreign ministry has dismissed …
Cuba’s Yoani Sánchez: What to Make of the Dissident’s World Tour
By all accounts, the world tour of Cuban dissident Yoani Sánchez, which shifts today from the U.S. to Europe, has so far proven a Buena Vista Social Club-caliber success. For those weary of the feckless, half-century-long …
Richard Blanco, Obama’s Inaugural Poet: Not Your Father’s Cuban Exile
Poet Richard Blanco, who will read at the inauguration, represents the new face of America—and Cuban-America
The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50: America and Cuba Still Frozen in 1962
Raúl Castro’s decision this week to let Cubans travel freely outside their communist island is a reminder of the jaded cold-war policies Washington and Havana adopted after the 1962 U.S.-Soviet standoff
Cocaine Godmothers and Colombian Guerrillas: Why the Peace Talks in Cuba Matter
Cuba is a fitting setting for the upcoming peace talks between the Colombian government and Marxist guerrillas – if only because it’s a cautionary example for both the right and the left in Latin America.
Requiem for a Cuban Dissident: Why Oswaldo Payá Spooked Castro
The untimely death of Oswaldo Payá leaves Cuba bereft of a charismatic dissident who sought a middle path between the hardline dogmas of both his country’s communist rulers and right-wing exiles abroad