Cuba/Nicaragua/Latin America

Nov 30, 20212 min read

Quedate en Casa: Brief Commentary on the Nicaraguan Election

Quedate en Casa: Commentary on the November 7 Nicaraguan Elections. The opposition called for a boycott of the November 7th election by...

Oct 13, 20213 min read

The 2021 Nicaraguan “Elections” on November 7th. Please also see my essay “Daniel Ortega and Populist Authoritarianism in Nicaragua”...

Jul 12, 20213 min read

Unprecedented Protests in Cuba…A Commentary: Spontaneous protests by those who had never previously participated in such activities and...

Jun 25, 20219 min read

Daniel Ortega and Populist Authoritarianism in Nicaragua. Daniel Ortega, the aging revolutionary and leader of the Frente Sandinista de...

May 12, 20216 min read

Membership of the Politburo There are 14 members on the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party that was selected in April, 2021. There...

Apr 11, 20216 min read

US - Cuban Relations…Where Does Biden Go? “These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked…it is time for a new approach.”...

Jan 31, 20193 min read

The political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela took an unexpected turn when Juan Guaido, the President of the National...

Jan 28, 20195 min read

Venezuelan Oil-Based Economy Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves. Oil represents 95% of Venezuela’s exports and 33% of those...

Mar 31, 20186 min read

Raul Castro will step down as President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers on April 19, 2018 and be replaced by Miguel...