The U.S. backed them as a counterweight to Fidel Castro who had aligned Cuba with Russia in the Cold War struggle for Latin America and the Caribbean. ... Asserting who’s boss in Latin America . Days after the quake, the conservative think tank Heritage..…
At the request of Senator Richard Lugar, the most prominent Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Carl Meacham, director of Latin America on the Senator’s political team, met with staff from the State Department, senior foreign diplomats and industry representatives over several months to..…
The future of a Latin America country – that attempts to break away from foreign domination following the example of Cuba 60 years ago – is uncertain under real threats of a military invasion. ..…
In the course of implementing that strategy, Cuba took independent initiatives without consulting Kremlin — thus avoiding the harsh friction that had developed in the context of the guerrilla wars Latin America.. In the case of Angola, Cuba's strategy along with its alliance..…