"The real challenge will be how this president can work to maintain Cuba's socialist economic model," the head of AS/COA's Cuba Working Group said on the network's program The Heat.
"Ele é jovem, mas se esforçou para progredir dentro do Partido Comunista. Parece alguém capaz de se conectar mais com as pessoas, ser mais aberto", diz Alana Tummino, líder do Cuba Working Group da AS/COA, sobre o que se poderia esperar do novo presidente cubano.
"Because it was a Castro who was introducing these reforms, there was a lot more willingness to implement them," said AS/COA's Cuba Working Group Head Alana Tummino on the prospects for further opening in the island under Miguel Díaz-Canel's leadership.
Raúl Castro will hand off the presidency – likely to his vice-president Miguel Díaz-Canel – leaving Cubans to speculate on the true impact of the shift.
AS/COA Vice President of Policy Brian Winter explains how the Trump administration’s policy toward Cuba may reverse what could have been a promising new relationship spurred by diplomatic openings under the Obama presidency.
AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Alana Tummino discusses the upcoming political transition in Cuba as Raúl Castro leaves office.
Americas Society brings back Ars Longa de la Habana, a Cuban early-music group, to New York, making it in the top eight picks for The New York Times weekly review of classical music.
