Opinion Russian warships off Cuba? Let’s hope it’s not déjà vu all over again. The U.S. must urge Putin continue to honor the understanding that ended the Cuban missile crisis.

As a result, engaging Cuba economically—more important, engaging the 12 million hapless Cubans who after half a century are still paying for cold-war clashes like the Bay of Pigs and the missile ...

In October 1962, the world held its breath as the U.S. and the U.S.S.R locked horns over the deployment of Soviet missiles in the Communist Caribbean island nation.