La imposible tarea de Miguel Díaz-Canel

Finalmente, hicieron presidente del Consejo de Estado a Díaz-Canel. En Cuba no hay presidente de la República. Formalmente, es un sistema parlamentario. En realidad, es una dictadura de partido único, hasta ahora dirigida con mano de hierro por los Castro. Díaz-Canel no tiene una palanca en qué apoyar su autoridad, salvo la vigilante confianza que…

The End of Hemispheric Summitry

“Maybe this explains the schizophrenic approach to the list of invitees which excluded the president of Venezuela on the grounds of being a dictator but includes Raul Castro on those same grounds,” writes former Venezuela Presidential Chief of Staff Beatrice Rangel. “This truly is tantamount to inviting Putin to a world gathering while excluding Assad, given the patron client relationship that rules exchanges between Cuba and Venezuela.”