China seeks proximity. Russia wants relevance. Iran thrives on chaos. Cuba provides geography. During the Cold War, the U.S. met Soviet missiles in Cuba with the Monroe Doctrine and a red line.

An accident of geography -- Cuba's proximity to the United Sates -- was to be regarded as a blessing, bestowing upon us the mission of redeeming not just our island, but the rest of the world ...

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While Cuba’s economic turmoil meant that it had little to offer by way of trade, its strategic geography remained unrivaled. In February 1999, China’s Minister of Defense, General Chi Haotian, visited ...

The largest anti-government protests to take place in Cuba since the 1959 revolution started with a blackout on a boiling hot summer day. After days of power cuts by the government, residents in ...

MEXICO CITY — Cuba’s power grid collapsed for a second time on Saturday, shortly after Cuban officials announced they had begun reestablishing service, in what has become one of the worst ...

HAVANA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Cuba plans to allow some foreign investment in local wholesale and retail trade for the first time since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, the government said late on ...

MANGUITO, CUBA – The majority of Marcos Perez’s friends fled the country last year. Now, he and his family are pooling their money to do the same. “Only a few of my friends are left ...

The pandemic and tougher U.S. sanctions have decimated Cuba’s economy, prompting the biggest migration since Fidel Castro rose to power. By Ed Augustin and Frances Robles BARACOA, Cuba — Roger ...