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Nationalism as the Last Refuge of Poor Governance

In times of unfavorable polls, questioning a neighbor’s territorial sovereignty is the perfect fuel to shore up internal stability.

With GPS, no one seems to need paper maps anymore. Instead of books and other long reads, there are TikTok reels and social media threads.

The Cuban government disguises government and military owned hotels by outsourcing their management to foreign entities.

The “tantrums” of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez are routine whenever the US government does something that displeases him.

In Cuba, equality didn’t just sweep away the privileges of money; it also erased the nuances of human interaction.

History teaches that societies able to integrate their diversity become more humane, more creative, and more resilient.

Panama must remember that its greatest strength is not in aligning with one bloc or the other, but in remaining faithful to its neutrality.

My European colleague and I were walking through Centro Habana when he remembered he needed to exchange foreign currency for Cuban pesos.

“My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us.”

Four years after the July 11, 2021, demonstrations most of those arrested remain in prison, while most Cubans seem oblivious to this reality.