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Feb 25, 2015

Marczak on Challenges with the US-Cuba Talks

By Jason Marczak

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the tough conversations ahead for the US-Cuba talks resuming Friday: 

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In the News

Feb 25, 2015

Marczak on the US-Cuba Talks Resuming Friday

By Jason Marczak

The Wall Street Journal quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the US-Cuba talks resuming Friday in Washington and how the talks have kept to the timeline:

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New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2015

US-Cuba Round 2: Tough Talks Ahead

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analysts say both Washington and Havana have incentives to see progress The second round of talks between the United States and Cuba on February 27 will be marked by tough negotiations, but both sides have incentives to work toward a breakthrough, according to Atlantic Council analysts. “The United States wants to do a […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 20, 2015

Under Pressure, Venezuela’s Maduro Lashes Out at Critics

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The arrest of the Mayor of Caracas is an attempt by President Nicolás Maduro’s crumbling government, which is under immense political and economic pressure to demonstrate authority, to consolidate the hardline base of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), according to Atlantic Council analysts. Venezuela, which has suffered political turmoil since protests broke out […]

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In the News

Feb 13, 2015

Marczak on Venezuela’s Influence on Cuba

By Jason Marczak

US News quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how Venezuela’s precarious political and economic situation created an opening for Cuba to normalize relations with the United States:

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In the News

Feb 11, 2015

Miami Herald Highlights Atlantic Council Call

By Atlantic Council

The Miami Herald highlights Atlantic Council call featuring Christian Leffler, Chief European Negotiator at the EU-Cuba talks:

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In the News

Feb 9, 2015

Marczak: “The Normalization of Relations with Cuba Scares the Cubans”

By Jason Marczak

The Huffington Post quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on why the normalization of US-Cuban relations is progressing slowly:

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In the News

Jan 29, 2015

DeLevie-Orey on Legislation to Lift the Cuban Embargo

By Rachel DeLevie-Orey

The LA Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Assistant Director Rachel DeLevie-Orey on a bipartisan group of senators introducing legislation that would do away entirely with limits on travel to Cuba:

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Press Release

Jan 29, 2015

Latin America Center Experts Comment on Lifting Cuba Travel Ban

This morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill that would lift the US ban on travel to Cuba. The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center experts are closely monitoring this story. Their reactions: 

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In the News

Jan 24, 2015

Marczak: “What’s Important for Now is to Establish Diplomatic Relations”

By Jason Marczak

Agence France-Presse quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on talks between the United States and Cuba in Havana:

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Brian O’Toole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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Iria Puyosa

Senior Research Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Americas Civil Society

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Samantha Sultoon

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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