AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini writes in ForeignPolicy.com for the White House "to loosen restrictions on U.S. telecom activities in Cuba and assist U.S. business in providing the tools for Cubans to communicate beyond the prison walls of the Castros' island nation."

Written in collaboration with the Brookings Institution and the Cuba Study Group, this white paper outlines ways that public and private sector can buiild access to technology and telecommunications services in Cuba.
 

Havana’s announcement last week that it will release 52 political prisoners does not address the fate of other captives.

Cuba announced plans for the release of political prisoners last week. Observers debate whether the prisoner release represents significant change for Cuba and how the United States will respond.

President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Latin America to encourage investment at home while boosting Syria’s profile abroad.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico drew help from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Meanwhile, fears about the oil spreading into the Caribbean have prompted a quiet dialogue between the United States and Cuba.

Following a rare meeting between Cuban President Raúl Castro and Roman Catholic Church leaders, reports revealed that the Cuban government agreed to transfer political prisoners to jails closer to their hometowns and to move sick prisoners to hospitals.