The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy held its annual conference last month in Miami. The theme: “Cuba at the Precipice of Change?” I wasn’t there but listened to a recording of a Sept. 25 presentation by former Harvard professor Jorge Domínguez. While discussing the driving forces behind Cuba’s June 2026 economic policy … Read more
The Voice of America launched on Feb. 25, 1942, telling Germans during World War II, “We will always tell you the truth.” By 1947, the VOA was broadcasting uncensored news in Russian, piercing the Iron Curtain and becoming a vital source of information for millions of people. In 2025, the VOA was proudly transmitting in … Read more
The Trump administration wants to abolish the National Endowment for Democracy, which has funded Cuban democracy activists for more than four decades. The administration accuses NED of pushing “propaganda against right-leaning domestic politicians, including President Trump,” and blacklisting conservative media outlets. The federal government abruptly cut off NED’s congressionally appropriated funds in early 2025. NED … Read more
On March 19, Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, sat before the Senate Armed Services Committee and declared, “The U.S. military is not rehearsing for an invasion of Cuba or actively preparing to militarily take over the island…” Indeed, no fighter jets were thundering over Havana and no amphibious assaults were underway. But … Read more
So much for encouraging capitalism in Cuba. Independent Cuban entrepreneurs are banned from using U.S. banks under new Treasury Department rules announced Tuesday. The latest rules leave families with fewer legal, reliable ways to send money to Cuba to support their relatives. Such measures threaten to cripple Cuba’s fragile but growing private sector and deepen … Read more