Cuba

October 24, 2022
Louis A. Pérez, Jr.

The Biden administration’s renewal of sanctions against Cuba reveals the folly of a long failed policy.

October 18, 2022
Deborah Shnookal

Between 1960 and 1962, some 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were evacuated to the United States in an airlift dubbed Operation Pedro Pan. Some of them were never reunited with their families.

October 4, 2022
Odette Casamayor-Cisneros

Despite isolation and disrepair, Cuba’s largest housing project remains a place of vibrant cultural expression where residents forge their own belonging.

June 3, 2022
Daniel Rey

Through the stories of everyday citizens, writer and activist Carlos Manuel Álvarez highlights the island's diversity of people and experiences and the failures of the state.

January 7, 2022
Coco Fusco

Viewpoint: The Cuban government systematically accuses artists and journalists of conspiring against the state, creating a climate of persecution and fear.

November 19, 2021
Daniel Rey

Ada Ferrer’s latest book is a nuanced study tracing the importance of slavery to U.S.–Cuba relations from American independence through the Civil War.

November 15, 2021
Mikael Wolfe and Jessica Femenias

An analysis of how two major U.S. newspapers presented the civil unrest in Latin America this year demonstrates how corporate media favors political allies and blames enemies.

October 15, 2021
Daniel Rey

A new PBS documentary explores the life and career of literary figure José Lezama Lima in revolutionary Cuba.

August 13, 2021
Mikael Wolfe

In the wake of the J-11 protests last month, U.S.-based experts should focus on changing U.S. policy towards Cuba.

August 11, 2021
Margaret Randall

Viewpoint: With Cuba at a crossroads, we must respond to recent protests by listening to the Cuban people and recognizing the country’s accomplishments and its shortcomings, its past and its potential. 

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