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Romney & Obama Have the Same Foreign Policy
Aaron David Miller, FP
The Cuban Embargo and U.S. Property Rights
Jose Azel, Miami Herald
Cuba After Hugo Chavez
Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami Herald
Getting Ready for Life After Castro
Jaime Suchlicki, Foreign Policy
Castro's Island of Freedom
Edward Tiesenga, Moscow Times
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The most complex part of the inheritance left by Hugo Chavez are the relations between Venezuela and Cuba. The existing ones were built on the strange emotional, political and id...(full article)
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Cuba's constitution provides the framework for complete state primacy over Cubans' personal life and work. It also provides for the unquestioned supremacy of the country's Communis...(full article)
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About Cuba
- Republic of Cuba
- Population: 11,423,000 (73rd)
- Area Size: 42,803 sq mi (105th)
- GDP: $55.18 billion (70th)
- Currency: Cuban Pesol (CUP)
- Official Language: Spanish
- Capital City: Havana
- Largest City: Havana