By Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on February 24, 2026
National Assembly holds Public Parliamentary Hearing for the 50th Anniversary of People’s Power. Photo: Presidency of Cuba.
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the Parliamentary Public Hearing, at the National Capitol, on February 24, 2026, “Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.” (more…)
By Dalal al-Zainabi, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, and Saheli Chowdhury on Feb 23 2026
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez along with ministers Vladimir Padrino López and Diosdado Cabello and the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, after being sworn in on January 5. Behind them is President Maduro’s son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra. Photo: AFP.
Any honest assessment of revolutionary orientation must take into consideration practical circumstances. Currently, defeatism and dangerous myths regarding the Venezuelan government are being promoted even by allies, anti-imperialists, and alt-journalists. These actors are spreading narratives written in the halls of Langley and Washington about the Venezuelan government, while ostensibly claiming to support the Bolivarian Revolution. (more…)
By Florencia Lagos Neumann on February 22, 2026
Cuba, United with Firmness, foto: Bill Hackwell
The United States, the world’s largest military power, has lost its hegemony. And there is nothing more dangerous than a power that loses its control over the planet. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on February 24, 2026
Committee for the Defense of the Revolution in a Havana neighborhood discuss priorities in combating the blockade induced problems. foto: Bill Hackwell
Since the United States took illegal action against Venezuela on January 3, and especially after the White House designated Cuba as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” on January 29 to justify actions against third parties that seek to maintain normal relations with the island, a new specialty in Cuban futurology has emerged. (more…)
By Jean Mark Vega on February 22, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
“I’m wearing the boots. We are not going to be frogs; surrender does not fit in the Cuban. Our destiny is decided by us, no one else,” says Emma, mother and teacher. (more…)
By Atilio Boron on February 21, 2026
Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference, Alex Brandon/AP
The Security Conference met recently, between February 13 and 15, at its usual venue in Munich, Bavaria. Outside of the United Nations General Assembly, the MSC is the most well-attended meeting in the world. The official report for this session states that it was attended by more than a thousand participants from some 115 countries, including 60 heads of state and government and more than 50 leaders of international organizations, as well as more than 100 think tanks. In addition to the main activities, the report mentions 270 parallel events held in conjunction with the Conference. (more…)
February 21, 2026
The Sea Horse
The Sea Horse ship carrying Russian fuel is heading to Cuba amid the island’s energy situation and defying US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to impose tariffs, Bloomberg reported. According to the media outlet and data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd, the ship could be carrying about 200,000 barrels of Russian diesel fuel. (more…)
By Terri Matson on February 17, 2026
President Sheinbaum speaking in the Zocalo, Nov 2025, Marco Ugarte/AP
Mexico is facing a familiar problem—one that has shaped its history for more than a century. How do you protect your sovereignty when you live next door to a superpower that sees your country less as an equal and more as a strategic asset? (more…)