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Orlando J. Pérez

Profesor de ciencia política en la Universidad del Norte de Texas en Dallas. Estudioso cubanoamericano de las relaciones civiles-militares y de la política exterior de Estados Unidos hacia América Latina.

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Costa Ricans did not vote to weaken their courts

Costa Rica is facing a growing deterioration in judicial independence, while the government is pursuing tough-on-crime policies that voters have not endorsed.

Washington repeats in Cuba the same failed strategy of 60 years ago

Washington is once again betting on a strategy that already failed more than six decades ago: using economic sanctions to force political change in Cuba. Yet, while it seeks to isolate the regime, it also hampers reforms and pushes Havana closer to China.