Cuba’s government

No lifeline to a dying regime

September 3, 2010

Stephen Johnson of Shadow Government: Notes from the Loyal Opposition (a blog about U.S. foreign policy under the Obama administration, hosted by Foreign Policy magazine) proffers not extending a life safer to Cuba’s moribund regime: Now facing a cash crunch on the heels of a disastrous sugar harvest, brother Raúl is consulting Fidel’s old playbook — [...]

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Dissident group convenes congress next year

September 10, 2009

Via IPS: A moderate dissident group in Cuba that aspires to become a “political majority” in the future announced that it would hold a congress in 2010. The social democratic group, Arco Progresista (AP), says 150 to 200 delegates from around the country will take part in the congress. The aim is for 12 months of preparations [...]

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