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Old order, new oil

November 23, 2008

By Michael Reid | From The Economist’s The World in 2009 print edition The world will have several reasons to take notice of Cuba in 2009. The year will begin with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Fidel Castro

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Putin’s navy, Ch

September 26, 2008

by Ray Walser and Mackenzie Eaglen | The Heritage Foundation Almost half a century after the Cuban missile crisis, the Russian navy is coming to the Americas. While the mood in Washington is far from panicked, neither is it mirthful. There is a sense of discomfort and dissatisfaction with the voyage of the Russian flotilla [...]

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Russia’s $1 billion military loan to Venezuela

September 26, 2008

The New York Times reports Russia has provided Fidel Castro’s prot

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Regional security in the Americas

September 3, 2008

The Eighth Defense Ministerial of the Americas: End of the Line? by Ray Walser Heritage Foundation The Canadian government will host the Eighth Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA) September 2

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Cuban espionage, threat to the Americas

August 19, 2008

By Jerry Brewer via Mexidata.info Totalitarian dictatorships still exist and, as a matter of fact, they are very much alive in Latin America. Democracies throughout the Americas must immediately address their governments’ counterintelligence missions, and their strategic long and short range vision to monitor aggression and other forms of insurgency within their homelands. Cuba’s intelligence [...]

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A new Cold War?

August 1, 2008

Time posits the question whether a new Cold War is brewing in the Western Hemisphere: The headlines of the past week have underscored the extent to which U.S. hegemony in the Caribbean has faded. Whether it’s Russia reportedly threatening to reestablish a military presence in Cuba, Iran cozying up to U.S. nemeses like Nicaragua’s President [...]

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