Castro

New book lays out for the first time the full story of Cuba's Cuban Missile Crisis

James G. Blight and janet M. Lang lay out the story in "Dark Beyond Darkness."

Liberals are being warned not to romanticize Castro given his record on gay rights, which was awful

by James Kirchick

In the eyes of Castro and his revolutionary comrade Che Guevara – who frequently referred to gay men as maricones, “faggots” – homosexuality was inherently counterrevolutionary.

Greg Grandin says it’s a mug’s game trying to figure out when Castro turned to Marxism

by Greg Grandin

"It’s fitting, though depressing, that’s he’s left us on the cusp of a new darkness."

Fidel Castro: powerful agent of change in South Florida

"The most transformational event in the history of South Florida was the Castro takeover."

Why It Took More Than 50 Years for U.S.–Cuba Relations to Thaw

by Fred Kaplan

Fidel charmed Americans in a 1959 visit, but U.S.­–Cuba relations were always doomed.

When Castro Came to Harlem

by Steven Cohen

The Cuban leader’s last visit to the U.S. before the 1961 diplomatic fallout can tell us a lot about our present historic moment.

Pope Francis Desecrates Memory of Catholic Martyrs in Cuba

by Humberto Fontova

Castro’s KGB and STASI- tutored regime prepared for the Pope’s visit carefully. Any unsightly protests would obviously mar the occasion, especially for a regime long-accustomed to preening in front of the international media mirror.

Is Diplomatic Recognition of Cuba Even Legal?

by Humberto Fontova

President Obama’s latest kow-tow to Stalinist dictator Castro seems to violate U.S. law.

Fidel Castro and Apartheid

by Matt Peppe

Cuba’s intervention in Angola managed to change the course of that country and reverberate throughout Africa.

When J.F.K. Secretly Reached Out to Castro

by Michael Beschloss

There was a meeting just a few days before the president’s assassination to discuss overtures to Castro.

The U.S. And Cuba: A Brief History Of A Complicated Relationship

It's been a stalemate that has outlasted 10 U.S. presidents, a failed invasion, a nuclear crisis and countless boatloads of Cuban asylum seekers. Meanwhile, the Castro brothers have kept running Cuba for more than a half-century.