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Carlos Alberto Montaner
  • 13 october 2006

    Cuba: The Final Act

    For three generations, the Cubans
    have had to adapt their behavior to the arbitrariness, pressure and abuse of a totalitarian dictatorship and, as with all the other countries that have
    abandoned Communism, those conditions have created in society
    some negative habits that will be very difficult to eradicate.
    It will take time before the Cubans discover that life in freedom is different.

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Publisher's column

Convergence the Other Way Round

Everything in the world is changing. The fantastically fast – by historical standards – redistribution of forces is especially evident.

Editor's column

Putin and Washington: Is Conflict Inevitable?

Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty.

Cuba: The Final Act

For three generations, the Cubans
have had to adapt their behavior to the arbitrariness, pressure and abuse of a totalitarian dictatorship and, as with all the other countries that have
abandoned Communism, those conditions have created in society
some negative habits that will be very difficult to eradicate.
It will take time before the Cubans discover that life in freedom is different.

Reviews and essays

Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire

When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.

Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality

In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.