Havana

June 3, 2026 | Max Meizlish, Connor Pfeiffer

Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime

Opponents of U.S. sanctions often cite Cuba as “Exhibit A” for why sanctions don’t work. The United States has maintained an embargo on the island for more than six decades — but to what end? Cuba’s...

May 27, 2026 | Clifford D. May

Farewell Fidelismo?  

Trump has a chance to liberate the Cuban people – and others

May 22, 2026 | Connor Pfeiffer, Samuel Ben-Ur

Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua

The Trump administration should put pressure on Havana and Managua to bolster religious freedom.

May 18, 2026 | |

Reported U.S. Intelligence Notes Threat From Cuba’s Russian and Iranian Drone Stockpile

Latest Developments Cuba Reportedly Acquired 300 Drones, Is Eyeing U.S. Targets: Cuba has reportedly procured some 300 military drones and discussed using them against possible U.S. targets, including...

February 12, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

The US’ Delcy Rodriguez Dilemma

While deeply flawed, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez is still the United States’ best bet for Venezuela’s stabilization and transition to democracy.

January 21, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The enemies of America’s enemies

Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine are very different countries, but most Iranians, Venezuelans and Ukrainians want the same thing: to not be ruled by tyrants.  They look to America for support – which...

January 14, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Venezuela’s Intelligence Chief Remains a Danger Despite Maduro Ouster

If he doesn’t want an all-expenses-paid trip to the United States in the middle of the night, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello needs to better hew to the U.S. line, the Trump administration...

December 1, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Krystal Bermudez

How Venezuela’s Maduro became Washington’s most persistent hemispheric adversary

On November 13, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear amid an increased American military presence off the coast of Venezuela. Hegseth stated that the...

June 28, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Connor Pfeiffer

Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat

Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...

June 22, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba Exploit the U.S. Border Crisis

Latin America’s authoritarians are cooperating to increase illegal immigration to the United States.

January 14, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Latin America

October 1, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Two More Reasons to Worry About China

Keep an eye on China’s relationship with Cuba, for starters.

February 26, 2020 | John Hannah |

Democrats Fail the Commander-in-Chief Test

Election 2020 On Tuesday, Democrats held yet another debate. And refreshingly, for once, foreign policy was actually on the agenda. Bernie Sanders came under fire for praising authoritarian leaders, Michael...

September 27, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Latin America’s socialist-Islamist-narco-terrorist alliance

At the U.N. last week, President Trump had harsh words for the “socialist dictatorship” that has impoverished Venezuela. He railed against “Islamist extremism” and “...

October 24, 2016 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Cuba, Iran’s island in the sun

The Obama administration thinks Iran's influe...

February 13, 2015 | Michael Ledeen |

Missiles and Menaces in an Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance

At the beginning of February, Iran sent a spy satellite into orbit, the first time it had done so in three years. As you'd expect, they bragged about it, ...

December 26, 2014 | Behnam Ben Taleblu FDD Policy Brief |

Reading Washington’s New Cuba Policy in Tehran

President Barack Obama’s overturning of Washington’s longstanding commercial and diplomatic isolation of Cuba earlier this month has grabbed the attention of another country chafing u...

December 18, 2014 | Claudia Rosett |

Historic Day for Washington, Havana…and Pyongyang’s Hackers

On a day when hackers working for North Korea managed to shut down the release of an American movie, on American soil, by threatening terrorist attacks on American theaters, one might have suppos...

July 14, 2014 | |

North Korean Ship Tests the Waters Near America’s Shores

It’s not often that North Korean-flagged freighters turn up near America’s shores, but when they do, they deserve attention. North Korea has a prolific record of arms smuggling, narco...

August 3, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Claremont Review of Books |

The New War Against America

Last January, President Obama went over to the Pentagon to announce deep cuts in defense. He took the occasion to proclaim: “Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of...