The Blockade Against Cuba & The Human Right to Healthcare
The main event in a week of meetings and events between Cuban and U.S. health care professionals about the impact of the blockade on health and how to end a policy that helps no one.
Third Days of Action Against the Blockade
Five days of the International Campaign for a “Just U.S. Policy on Cuba”, involving Cuban health professionals, their U.S. counterparts, and U.S. graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine, on how the blockade negeatively effects the health care systems of both Cuba and the U.S.
Cuba Speaks for Itself
The Institute for Policy Studies proudly joins endorsers of an historic visit and speaking engagement with Kenia Serrano Puig, President of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and Parliamentarian in Cuba’s National Assembly.
September Days Against the Blockade
Join and participate in presentations, performances, and discussions about completing the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba and how you can help make it final.
Obama’s Triple Crown
Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?
Cuba, Africa, and the World
The Institute for Policy Studies proudly joins this cutting edge multi-media forum with experts who have young vibrancy, experience and serious analysis on what the current U.S.-Cuba policy changes mean.
State of the Empire in 2015
Before Obama’s State of the Union address falls out of the news cycle, here are the foreign policy tidbits you need to remember.
Washington’s Slow-Motion Thaw
I reported on the imminent normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba 20 years ago.
IPS Applauds Release of Cuban 5 and New Era of U.S.-Cuba Relations
Key to the normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations was the release of three members of the Cuban 5, which IPS public scholars have been advocating for many years.
The Latin American Gorilla
Latin America itself got scarcely a mention in the U.S. presidential campaign, but a new generation of voters has put it on the agenda.
National Network On Cuba Fall Meeting
You’re invited to the Fall meeting of the National Network on Cuba and dialogue with groups from around the U.S. involved in solidarity work with Cuba.
Romney and Ryan: Stabbing at Shadows
There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the Obama record on foreign policy. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have made none of them.
Was This The Last Time the U.S. Is Invited to a Hemispheric Summit?
Only the U.S. and Canada continue supporting the policy that keeps Cuba out of the Organization of American States summits. At the last meeting, Latin American leaders agreed: they do not need Washington to hold a meeting.
Cuba: Ever the Scapegoat Closest to Hand
Presidential hopefuls are dusting off tired arguments about Cuba as a national security threat.
Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation
In an election year, presidential candidates spend a great deal of time bowing before the altar of the creaky Cuban embargo.