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Cuba

The embargo: an issue between Cubans

Since the end of the Cold War, the dispute has not been between the U.S. and the Cuban governments, as the island claims, but between the exiles and the totalitarian Cuban regime.

The peculiarities of the elections for vacancies in Cuba 

It does not seem that the authorities are capable of solving the fundamental reason that favors the abandonment of the local positions of the People's Power: the structural crisis of the political regime.

Flight to freedom: the triggers of the recent mass exodus from Cuba

Approximately 600,000 Cubans were intercepted at the southern border since October 2021, a higher number than any other mass exodus in Cuba's history.

Cuba: a predictable electoral process without citizen participation 

No uncertainty in its results. Cuba: a predictable electoral process without citizen participation.

The role of the internal opposition in Cuba

It is more likely that the regime will be overthrown by spontaneous movements than by a previously coordinated one. The movement prepared for 11J did not even take an individual to the streets, while 15N took the streets for a few hours.

Dehumanizing Discourse and Repression in Cuba

In Cuba, the official discourse of intolerance is directly intertwined with the dehumanization of those perceived as “others”, thus feeding a climate of political repression. This phenomenon is rooted in historical events that span more than six decades.