About

Armando F. Mastrapa III publishes CUBAPOLIDATA^TM, a leading blog on Cuba’s politico-military affairs.

The blog is read by government officials, academics, and analysts from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress, related institutions, international news organizations, and government agencies around the world.

Mastrapa received a Master of Arts in Government and Politics from St. John’s University (New York City) and served in the United States Navy.

He has written extensively on political systems, military involvement in business, civil-military relations and democratic policing in transition states.

His analysis on Cuban politico-military affairs has been widely quoted in The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Sun-Sentinel, The Dallas Morning News, and The Wall Street Journal.