January 30, 2012
The State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs issued its Background Notes for Cuba in late 2011. An assessment on Cuba’s national security follows: With the loss of Soviet-era subsidies in the early 1990s, Cuba’s armed forces have shrunk considerably, both in terms of numbers and assets. Combined active duty troop strength for all three services [...]
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August 7, 2009
Dr. Max G. Manwaring, Professor of Military Strategy in the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), has penned an op-ed titled. “The Role of Cuban Paramilitary Organizations (People’s Militias) in the Post-Castro Era.” For 50 years, Cuba’s popular militias (paramilitary organizations) have been expected to act as “midwifes for new [...]
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Cuban national security
January 30, 2012The State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs issued its Background Notes for Cuba in late 2011. An assessment on Cuba’s national security follows: With the loss of Soviet-era subsidies in the early 1990s, Cuba’s armed forces have shrunk considerably, both in terms of numbers and assets. Combined active duty troop strength for all three services [...]