The Way I See it

The Cuban and Venezuelan-Presidents, Miguel Díaz-Canel y Nicolás Maduro (courtesy of NUESTRO PAÍS) It is fairly clear now that despite the colossal mismanagement and immorality of the Maduro regime, and the valiant efforts of the Guaido-led alternative presidency, the Venezuelan dictatorship is not going to being going out of business anytime soon. There are several reasons for this. Deposing a dictatorship is a hugely challenging process, especially once it has held power fo

This blog appeared on the website of the Centre for Security Governance on 30 January 2015. On 17 December, the US and Cuba announced that they would be moving to restore diplomatic ties and release respective nationals held as prisoners. President Obama has committed his country to reviewing the embargo that has been in place since 1962 – the longest-standing one on the planet. By 2017, just before Obama takes his leave as President, this process is to have been completed. T