Trump’s Cuba Sanctions Are a Mistake
President Donald Trump’s decision last month to increase sanctions on Cuba represents a strategic error with serious long-term repercussions for U.S. national security.
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Is Cuba Hoping to Emulate China With Its New Constitution?
Far from a fundamental rethinking of the political framework, Cuba’s new constitution is a cautious attempt at salvaging a dysfunctional system.
Book Review: Voices of Change in Cuba from the Nonstate Sector
This is a book review by Ted A. Henken of the volume “Voices of Change in Cuba from the Nonstate Sector” by Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Roberto Veiga González, Lenier González Mederos, Sofía Vera Rojas, and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán published by University of Pittsburgh Press.
¿Una nueva Carta Magna para Cuba?
El próximo 10 de abril entra en vigor, en Cuba, una nueva Constitución, que remplazará a la Carta Magna aprobada en 1976, de matriz soviética. Quizá esta no se diferencie mucho de la anterior, pero tal vez (sin demasiado entusiasmo) podamos encontrar, en ella, ciertas posibilidades.
Is Cuba’s Economy Facing Even Bigger Hurdles in 2019?
What are the top factors driving Cuba’s economy, and how will they perform in the year ahead?
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The Cuban Economy: What’s Next for the Private Sector?
On October 16, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event to explore the Cuban economy’s future, its growth prospects, and the internal and external obstacles it faces.
The Cuban Economy: What’s Next for the Private Sector?
Although state-run companies still dominate the economic landscape, growth of private enterprises—including upscale and modest restaurants, rooming facilities for tourists, beauty salons and barbershops, small, owner-managed farms, agriculture co-ops, and a great diversity of self-employed workers—has been the most consequential change in the Cuba economy over the past dozen years.…
Will Cuba’s New Constitution Bring Major Changes?
Cuba’s draft constitution recognizes private property and creates a prime minister position. But would it bring true change?
For Cuba’s Díaz-Canel, the Party Has Just Begun
Cuba has a new head of state in President Miguel Díaz-Canel. However, the residual power of the revolutionary generation means the rejuvenation of the island’s political elite is only getting started.
The Cuban transition, between the USSR and China
As Cuba begins its path towards post-Castroism, drawing comparisons with other transitions within communist regimes is almost inevitable, despite the uniqueness of the island’s situation.
After Raul: What Next for Cuba’s Political Economy?
On February 22, the Inter-American Dialogue in partnership with the Brookings Institution’s Latin American Initiative hosted an event to discuss the political and economic challenges Cuba will face amidst a presidential transition. This event was moderated by Michael Shifter with panelists Richard Feinberg from the Brookings Institution and William LeoGrande from American University.
What and Why is China Learning from Cuban Socialism?
For decades, Chinese leaders and scholars alike have kept a close eye on Cuba. What have they been hoping to learn?
After Raul: What Next for Cuba’s Political Economy?
On February 22, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Brookings Institution’s Latin America Initiative (LAI), will host Dr. Richard Feinberg, Professor of International Political Economy at the University of California San Diego and Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow, and Dr. William LeoGrande, Professor of Government at American University, to discuss the economic and political challenges and opportunities faced by Cuba in the midst of its forthcoming presidential transition.
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Cuba-US Relations during Trump’s First Year
In this interview with BBC World News, Michael Shifter discusses the current state of relations between the US and the island nation, what we know so far regarding the sonic attacks to US diplomats in Havana, and what we can expect after the 2018 change of leadership if Cuba.
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Cuba’s future after Raul Castro retires
A year following the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the relationship between the U.S. and the island nation has dramatically changed. To discuss this and more, President of the Inter-American Dialogue, Michael Shifter spoke with CGTN’s Susan Roberts.