Cuba After Communism
The Economic Reforms That Are Transforming the Island June 11, 2013 Julia E. Sweig and Michael J. Bustamante Summary: Cuba has entered a new era of economic reform that defies easy comparison to...
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The Election and the Future of Tegucigalpa November 22, 2013 Dana Frank Summary: It was hoped that the Honduran elections on November 24 would offer a way out of the political and economic decline...
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How to Manage Mexico's Self-Defense Forces March 11, 2014 Patricio Asfura-Heim and Ralph H. Espach Summary: In order to maximize the benefits and avoid the pitfalls associated with bringing vigilantes...
View ArticleHaiti Strikes Back
By Taking the UN to Court, the Country Might Save Itself May 13, 2014 Fran Quigley Summary: A deadly 2010 outbreak of cholera in Haiti was quickly traced to a UN camp, but the UN has been slow to take...
View ArticlePope Francis' Latin Lessons
How Latin America Shaped the Vatican May 14, 2014 Omar G. Encarnación Summary: It was hoped that Pope Francis would revive the Catholic Church in Latin America, but it is increasingly clear that his...
View ArticleDeadly Deportations
How Obama's Immigration Policies Break the Law November 5, 2014 Lauren Carasik Summary: If a decrease in border crossings is the metric upon which Obama's response to this summer's immigration crisis...
View ArticleCuban Comrades
The Truth About Washington and Havana's New Detente December 21, 2014 Michael J. Bustamante Summary: The agreement reached between the Obama administration and the Cuban government is by any measure...
View ArticleThe Cuban Knot
The Vatican's Strategy in Havana December 30, 2014 Victor Gaetan Summary: The United States and Cuba could not have restored diplomatic ties without the Catholic Church. But the church could be the...
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Easing the Embargo Will Open the Cuban Telecom Sector February 17, 2015 Jose W. Fernandez and Eric Lorber Summary: Easing the U.S. embargo on Cuba will provide companies with immediate economic...
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Preventing Civil War in Haiti March 3, 2015 Hervé Rakoto Razafimbahiny Summary: Haiti is at risk of returning to a dangerous cycle of coups and conflict unless the country and the international...
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