The Cuban Communist Party's Sixth Congress, held on April 16, was "a big deal in the sense that it did confirm a number of economic reforms, but politically it mounted to nothing," says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini on Business News Network's Headline.

During the Sixth Communist Party Congress, Cuban head of state Raúl Castro continued to push limited liberalization of the island’s socialist economy and took the unexpected step of proposing term limits.

Americas Society is proud to announce that we have received a grant from The Christopher Reynolds Foundation to support two important projects: Americas Society’s Cuba Working Group, and our Spring 2011 Visual Arts exhibition, For Rent: Consuelo Castañeda.

In light of the ongoing economic reform process in Cuba, the report outlines specific steps that can be taken by the Cuban government, the U.S. government, NGOs and foundations to assist independent small and micro-entrepreneurs in Cuba.

As long as Cuba remains under U.S. embargo, it is unlikely that the country will rise up against its repressive regime as we have seen other countries do recently, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini. (en español)

As long as Cuba remains under U.S. embargo, it is unlikely that the country will rise up against its repressive regime as we have seen other countries do recently, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini.

The Obama administration made some changes to Cuba travel and remittance policy. But further easing of Cuba policy will face resistance from the new U.S. Congress.