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Washington and Havana: Stuck?

By José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez on August 15, 2024

The “senior official” who preferred to remain anonymous knows as well as all of us that what is needed to advance U.S. relations with Cuba is political will. In the Caribbean we call it “pants”.

Two days ago the U.S. publication Politico published an article entitled “Washington and Havana are stuck in a diplomatic impasse”, that compels us to make some clarifications. (more…)

Lula Maintains his Stance of Interference towards Venezuela

August 15, 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted Thursday on maintaining a “cautious position” on Venezuela, while continuing diplomatic talks with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro. (more…)

The National Lawyers Guild Disputes Carter Center Statements on 2024 Venezuelan Presidential Elections

August 9, 2024

The National Lawyers Guild disputes repeated Carter Center press statements regarding the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.  The Center issued a public statement less than 24 hours after the closing of the polls calling on the Venezuelan government to immediately publish the election results for each polling station across the country. (more…)

Argentina: Milei, Elon Musk and the Lithium Triangle

By Juan Samaniego. Resumen Latinoamericano, August 15, 2024.

Milei and Musk

The Argentine president’s reformist agenda seeks to eliminate environmental, social and human rights protection standards in order to attract foreign investment. Booming demand for lithium plays a key role in Milei’s new policy. (more…)

Cuba’s Parallel Reality in Paris

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on August 15, 2024

Mijaín López, photo: Victor Villalba Gutiérrez

Miserable is a society that imposes repudiatory practices of inquisition and falsehood. Miserable are those who deny Cuba the joy of its nine Olympic medals, the same number won by Denmark, a country without a U.S. blockade and without the press and the media reproaching its performance in Paris. (more…)

Hundreds of Legal Experts Push Biden to Drop ‘Punitive and Deadly’ Sanctions

By Brett Wilkins on August 14, 2024

Photo: Ringo Chiu/AFP

“Hundreds of millions of civilians around the world suffer – and hundreds of thousands have died – even in times of ostensible peace under the broad economic sanctions imposed unilaterally and illegally by the United States.” (more…)

The Fracturing of Latin America as a Preamble to Regional Balkanization

By Rafael Bautista S. on August 13, 2024

The alignment of certain governments to the crutch of “fraud”, to delegitimize the last elections in Venezuela, is seriously fracturing the region. The consequences of this new conformation of a bloc aligned with the geopolitics of the dollar, only outlines a scenario, (more…)

Fidel: The Man, the Politician, the Symbol

By José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero on August 13, 2024 from Havana

Fidel, graphic: Al Mayadeen

On his 98th birthday, it is worth noting some thoughts on the figure and significance of this great leader. (more…)

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