Russian ships arrive in Cuba as Cold War allies strengthen their ties
A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of ...
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The Cuba Embargo Is a Cold War Grudge That Won’t Die
The UN resolution seeks to normalize US-Cuba trade relations, which have been frozen since John F. Kennedy’s administration imposed the embargo after the 1962 Missile Crisis.
As Cuba-US relations sour, the island needs dollars more than ever
Cash-starved Cuba this month opened the first grocery store to accept hard U.S. currency on the island in nearly two decades, the latest sign in a trend towards dollarization in the Communist-run ...
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Castro and the Cold War
By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his island into a launching pad for the projection of his leadership throughout the world. Castro's ...
Havana Club to keep the rum flowing even as Cuba-U.S. tensions grow
Havana Club will keep churning out its famously smooth rum even as Cuba's sugar cane harvests plummet to historic lows and ...
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Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs (2002)
Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some ... tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict ...
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Soviet-era 'Eurovision' revival: Putin's cultural diplomacy or cold war power play?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially revived the Intervision Song Contest, a Soviet-era alternative to Eurovision, ...
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Cold War
Cuba, Syria, Egypt, Angola and more than a dozen... Here’s What You Need To Remember: Armored vehicles, submarines, and missiles saw huge gains in effectiveness during the Cold War. The Cold War ...