Dispatches

The Last Cuban Doctors Leave Guatemala

The departure of the last Cuban medical contingent from Guatemala closes a decades-long arrangement built from real care, state control and political need. What remains is the harder question of who will be waiting in the clinic after the white coats are gone.

Natalia Suyos · Jul 16, 2026

U.S.–Cuba Relations: A Timeline of the Thaw (2015–2018)

A running chronicle of the U.S.–Cuba diplomatic thaw and its aftermath — the announcements, votes, and openings that reshaped relations between Havana and Washington.

Staff · Jul 13, 2026

Cuba’s Unofficial Negotiator

Cuba has publicly placed Raúl Castro’s grandson near its negotiations with Washington without giving him a formal public office. The arrangement reveals where authority still resides when the regime is under pressure.

Natalia Suyos · Jul 13, 2026

The Blank Space on the Gallery Wall

Natalia Suyos · Jul 12, 2026

The School Register That Became a Prison Ledger

Natalia Suyos · Jul 11, 2026

The Exit Door the Revolution Left Open

Cuba's new immigration laws quietly abolished the exile penalty — the twenty-four-month cliff that turned departure into legal death — at the precise moment the regime is staging its most theatrical performance of revolutionary resistance. The revolution has opened the door it spent sixty years pretending wasn't there.

Natalia Suyos · Jul 1, 2026

The Dish That Wasn't on the Menu

Simons Chase · Jun 23, 2026

The Indictment That Waited Thirty Years

On May 20, a federal indictment unsealed at Freedom Tower charged Raúl Castro with murder for the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown. The file had been ready for thirty years — and kept closed, at a price no one in Washington ever announced publicly.

Natalia Suyos · Jun 15, 2026

The Map With No Safe Roads

Natalia Suyos · Jun 13, 2026

The Negotiator on the List

Simons Chase · Jun 6, 2026

The Sentence That Cannot Reach Its Verb

Simons Chase · Jun 3, 2026

The Revolution Is Out of Road

Simons Chase · May 29, 2026

US Imposes New Restrictions on Travel to Cuba

Staff · Jun 10, 2019

MLB Formalizes Link With Cuba

Staff · Dec 21, 2018

Full Internet Access Goes Mobile In Cuba

Staff · Dec 19, 2018

Carnival Expanding Cuba Cruises

Dana Niland · Feb 28, 2018

New Elections Mark The End Of Castro Family Rule In Cuba

Staff · Nov 28, 2017

Under Trump's New Rules, American Travelers To Cuba Must Be Accompanied And Surveilled For Compliance

Staff · Nov 8, 2017

Here Is OFAC's List Of Offending Cuban Entities Americans Are Barred From Doing Business With

Staff · Nov 8, 2017

The History Of The Future Of Cuba

Staff · Nov 5, 2017

Regent Seven Seas Adding Cuba Calls

Dana Niland · Nov 2, 2017

More Than 50 Years OF Questions, Conspiracies And Cuba: The JFK Files

Staff · Oct 30, 2017

Habanos Introduces Retro Design In Newest Addition To Its Cigar Portfolio

Staff · Oct 26, 2017

Regret And Hope Define Latest Move By U.S. State Department To Expel Cuban Diplomats

Staff · Oct 4, 2017

Cuba's Habanos SA Introduces New Cigar With Travel Humidor

Staff · Sep 28, 2017

Here's How To Support Irma Relief Efforts In Cuba

Staff · Sep 28, 2017

Diplomatic Relations Between The U.S. And Cuba At Stake As Mystery Attacks Go Unsolved

Staff · Sep 18, 2017

Mission Log: Cuba’s Deep Seaweed Scene

Staff · Sep 12, 2017

Notes From the Finca Vigía

Simons Chase · Aug 28, 2017

Cuba Plans First UNESCO Global Geopark

Staff · Aug 14, 2017

Canadian Diplomat In Havana Appears To Be Part Of Sonic Device Attack

Staff · Aug 11, 2017

The Mystery Moves From Unease To Victims In Latest Cuban Confab With The U.S.

Staff · Aug 10, 2017

Here's What Trump's White House Chief Of Staff Said About Guantánamo Base In Cuba

Staff · Aug 2, 2017

Cuba Sees Tobacco Crop Surge in 2017

Staff · Aug 1, 2017

Here Is A U.S. Public Diplomacy Grant Opportunity In Cuba

Staff · Jul 20, 2017

Cuba Tourism Grew By 23 Percent in the First Half of 2017

Staff · Jul 17, 2017

Tasting the Rare Partagas Salomon

Staff · Jul 12, 2017

Tasting a Limited Edition Ramon Allones

Staff · Jul 4, 2017

Boating To Cuba Remains Permissible From The U.S. But Rules Apply

Staff · Jun 27, 2017

Here's What's Wrong With President Trump's New Cuba Policy

Staff · Jun 21, 2017

Here Is A Summary Of The New New U.S. Policy On Cuba

Staff · Jun 21, 2017

Hair Spray And Politics Mix In Cuba

Staff · Jun 21, 2017

A New Documentary Explores Havana In A One Hour Cavalcade Of Imagery

Staff · Jun 20, 2017

Here Is OFAC's Latest Update On Cuba Policy

Staff · Jun 16, 2017

Why Trump’s Anticipated Cuba Policy Changes Could Have A Broader Impact Than Expected

Staff · Jun 8, 2017

In Havana, the Joy of an Unexpected Cigar

Staff · Jun 4, 2017

General Aviation in Cuba Takes Flight

Staff · Jun 2, 2017

VIDEO: Exclusive First Look at Cuba’s New Kempinski Hotel

Staff · May 30, 2017

Tasting the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe

Staff · May 27, 2017