Cuba – The Diplomat

What Should the US Do About China’s Spy Facility in Cuba?

Joseph Bouchard — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:48:00 +0900

News that China plans to establish a signals and electronics intelligence station on the island carries echoes of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests

Leland Lazarus and Evan Ellis — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 02:56:00 +0900

Chinese companies have played a key part in building Cuba’s telecommunications infrastructure, a system the regime uses to control its people, just as the CCP does within its own borders.

Satellite Images: A (Worrying) Cuban Mystery

Victor Robert Lee — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:19:00 +0900

The new radome in Cuba is unprecedented. Who is behind it?

Li Keqiang Becomes First Chinese Premier to Visit Cuba

Catherine Putz — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:30:00 +0900

The world’s largest and smallest communist states have had stable relations for years.

A Rare Opportunity for Pacific Islands Health Care

Eileen Natuzzi — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:38:00 +0900

With a little support, Cuban-educated doctors could change the face of health care in Solomon Islands and elsewhere.

The Geopolitical Lessons of US-Cuba Rapprochement

Robert Farley — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 04:27:00 +0900

The United States and Cuba will re-establish diplomatic relations, ending a vestige of U.S. Cold War policy.

Russia to Reopen Spy Base in Cuba

Zachary Keck — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:08:00 +0900

Russia and Cuba signed a preliminary deal to reopen the Soviet Union’s largest foreign intelligence base at Lourdes.

Xi Jinping Heads to South America

Shannon Tiezzi — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:05:00 +0900

After the BRICS summit in Brazil, Xi will travel to Argentina, Venezuela, and Cuba.

China's Foreign Minister Tours Latin America

Shannon Tiezzi — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:04:00 +0900

Wang Yi stopped in Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil to pave the way for Xi Jinping's July visit.

Russia Says It's Building Naval Bases in Asia, Latin America

Zachary Keck — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:21:00 +0900

Russia’s defense minister says the country will soon build military bases everywhere from Vietnam to Cuba.

Amid Snowden Fallout, Russian Navy Makes Port Call in Cuba

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:55:00 +0900

A Russian Naval Task Force docked at Havana Harbor on Saturday for the first time in 4 years.

The Great China Exception

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:32:12 +0900

On religious freedom and the one-child policy, other nations stand quietly by as Beijing abuses its own citizens. They shouldn’t.