Human blood, nearly $10 million in chicken and a staggering $882,752 in communion wafers are among the latest U.S. monthly exports to Cuba. The Discalced Carmelite Nuns at the Monastery of St. Teresa and St. Joseph in Havana produce almost all the communion wafers for the island’s 304 Catholic parishes. But the cloistered nuns have … Read more
I was immersed in thoughts about information warfare today when someone reminded me that relations between the U.S. and Cuba weren’t always so tense and adversarial. “Obama and Rául showed the way,” he said. I was in Havana on Dec. 17, 2014, when Raúl Castro and then-President Barack Obama announced a new agreement to restore … Read more
During the Cold War, the CIA plotted all kinds of ways to try to kill Fidel Castro. Lethal weapons included everything from poisoned milkshakes and exploding cigars to booby-trapped seashells and toxic wet suits. The National Security Archives and other sites seek declassified documents revealing plans aimed at toppling the Cuban government. These revelations are … Read more
On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump proclaimed that Cuba was “an unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security. He then moved to cut off oil supplies to the island, plunging the country into its worst economic crisis in decades. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, or FAIR, examined coverage of the story by the Associated … Read more
U.S. sanctions against Cuba caused a record loss of $8.083 billion during a single 12-month period, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez told the United Nations. Rodríguez said the losses occurred between March 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026, and marked a 7% increase over the previous record-high damages posted just one year ago. Cuban officials say … Read more