Valdes-Fauli, an ex-mayor of the Miami suburb of Miami, describes the life of his family. Robert Muse is a Washington attorney who specializes in U.S. law relating to Cuba. The group is discussing whether the Cuban dictatorship will survive.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) said Cuba has the lowest infant mortality, maternal mortality ratio and life expectancy than in the U.S. In fact, the infant mortality rate and the mortality ratio were lower in the US than in Cuba, and the life expectancy was higher in 2023. Death rates from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and pneumonia are higher in Cuba.
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations. The Africa Center shines a spotlight on the issues, countries, and individuals that will shape the “African century” Last year was a pivotal year for US-Africa relations.
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up the global price of oil. Meghan L. O’Sullivan is author of Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power. She explains how countries should think about the energy shock caused by the war in Iran.
Two federal planes from the United States have landed in Havana in less than a month. The first one was to investigate the shooting by Cuban Border Guards of a boat coming from Florida in February, which killed five people. The second was to bring back a 10-year-old boy who was taken to Cuba by one of his mothers, a trans woman, and her partner, who have been accused of "international parental kidnapping". The boy was due to travel by car to Canada for a camping trip he was going to do with Rose Inessa-Ethington, his partner and the latter's three-year old son, but he was actually traveling to Mexico City.
The transition to democracy in Venezuela began in July 2024. Mirla PĂ©rez's work has been focused on following the emotional evolution of those who live in the most impoverished areas of the country. The economic situation of the lower classes of the Venezuelan population is now very difficult. The communal state entered the reality of Venezuelan neighborhoods in 2006, but that design didn't fit into the reality.
The Atlantic Council's work in the last year was relevant and relevant to US leaders and their allies and partners as they navigate fast-moving, complex developments. This past year, the Atlantic Council welcomed to its stages in Washington, DC, New York City, Athens, Brussels, and Brussels Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and many others from the Trump administration. The Global Energy Forum brought together nearly two thousand participants from ninety-seven countries to grapple with the global energy issues. September’s Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards brought together some seven hundred guests from forty countries to honor French President