...unless the Cuban government really does not value their lives which may very well be the case.
Orlando Zapata Tamayo died in prison in February 2010 after a hunger strike of more than 80 days. Rene Cobas died in prison several weeks ago after a...
Posted March 24, 2011 | 03/24/11 06:16 PM ET
The resignation of Carlos Pascual, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, as a result of diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks is just one of several recent events that highlight cross-border tension between Mexico and the United States. Mexican sensitivity to U.S. criticism is understandable, especially considering the U.S. as a...
Posted February 7, 2011 | 02/07/11 09:16 AM ET
With the world's eyes on thousands of Tunisians and Egyptians who took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, there is little notice of turmoil in Southeast Europe where demonstrations in Albania have also led to violence. Albania endured a civil war in the late 1990s and offers important...
Posted January 20, 2011 | 01/20/11 05:15 PM ET
The continued detention of Alan Gross doesn't seem to make sense, but actually, it does if considered in the context of Cuba's proposed economic reforms.
Gross was detained in Havana in December 2009 while working as a subcontractor for Development Alternatives Inc., funded by the United States Agency of International...
Posted December 9, 2010 | 12/09/10 10:37 AM ET
Last Friday, December 3, marked the one year anniversary of Alan Gross' imprisonment in Cuba. At the time of his imprisonment, Gross was a subcontractor for DAI's civil society program in Cuba, funded by the United States Agency of International Development. It is now known that Gross was...
Posted January 30, 2012 | 01/30/12 12:00 PM ET