Stratfor discusses the strategic importance of Cuba in the Western Hemisphere and how the island’s proximity to the United States is its greatest geographic challenge.
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There is a great book written by Kirk Houghton called “The Waterfields” available through Amazon that gives us a direct access into the daily lives of Cubans and what its like to live there.If you want to know the true state of Cuba via a compelling story of love, betrayal and fight for freedom in modern Cuba , you cant go wrong with this read.