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	<title>C U B A P O L I D A T A &#187; Venezuela</title>
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		<title>Cuban national security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Department&#8217;s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs issued its Background Notes for Cuba in late 2011. An assessment on Cuba&#8217;s national security follows: With the loss of Soviet-era subsidies in the early 1990s, Cuba&#8217;s armed forces have shrunk considerably, both in terms of numbers and assets. Combined active duty troop strength for all three services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow and cautious transitional measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stratfor&#8216;s 2012&#160;forecast&#160;for Cuba: Cuba&#8217;s slow and cautious transitional measures can be expected to continue in 2012. Key reforms such as making credit and private property available to individuals are under way, and similar reforms, including attempts to loosen travel restrictions, can be expected in the next year. Cuba&#8217;s ultimate international challenge is to balance the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba &amp; Venezuela will jointly build coastal patrol boats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa III</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An agreement has been signed between the Venezuelan Defense Ministry and Cuban Transportation Ministry to jointly build patrol boats for the Venezuelan Navy in Puerto Cabello (Carabobo), announced Admiral Diego Alfredo Molero Bellavia (Commander General, Venezuela Navy). The project has been under development for six years. These Págalo class patrol boats (built by the Dutch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa III</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received today The Economist&#8216;s The World in 2012 issue, whereby it forecasts the following for Cuba: Market forces and private enterprise will take on a greater role in the economy, under the strict guidance of Cuba&#8217;s Communist Party. It aims to shift 1m workers off state payrolls over the coming years, phase out rationing [...]]]></description>
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