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Cold War in the Caribbean

July 27, 2011

The Financial Times’ Latin America editor John Paul Rathbone and author of the The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba’s Last Tycoon critiques British historian Alex von Tunzelmann’s recent book, Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean: “More pointedly, does the world really need to be [...]

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Diplomatic corner

July 23, 2010

European Union’s foreign relations ministers will begin debating early next week the consequences of the recent release of political prisoners in Cuba. [Europa Press] Germany demands of Havana “true reforms,” i.e. free elections and respect human rights. [Clarín] Dominican president Leonel Fernández meets with Army General Raul Castro and both countries sign agreements on diplomatic exchanges. [...]

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China’s significant & growing int’l importance

September 6, 2009

The RAND Corporation examines China’s role as a global actor in the int’l system in its latest monograph titled: “China’s International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification.” RAND describes Chinese global activism as “continually changing and has so many dimensions that it immediately raises questions about its current and future intentions and the implications for global [...]

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