In a welcome and long-overdue development, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas recently announced that his government will begin paying Cuban doctors directly for their services in the country, ending the exploitative arrangement long orchestrated under Cuba’s so-called “medical missions.” … Read More
At a recent hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, three experts expressed concerns regarding a threat that—whilst not new—has become more sophisticated: the expansion of China’s influence on the island of Cuba. Dr. Ryan C. Berg, director… Read More
The end of April and early May are bookended by two major events commemorating the fall of Saigon and the ultimate end of the Vietnam War. April 30 marked the 50th anniversary since the fall of Saigon, and was solemnly… Read More
Every year at the United Nations headquarters, a resolution condemning the so-called U.S. “blockade” against Cuba is overwhelmingly approved. Beyond the technical discussion—because it is not a blockade, but rather an economic embargo with very different legal and practical implications—the… Read More
European double standards in foreign policy are nothing new—the latest reactions to the United States’ sanctions on Venezuelan oil provide yet another glaring example in a sea of switchbacks and hypocrisy. Once again, Europe proves that when it comes to… Read More
Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Northeast Europe. Due to its location, it has been invaded and occupied throughout history. Estonia would not gain democratic independence until 1918, but this was short lived with the onset of World War… Read More
VOC Academic Council Member, Dr. Paul Kengor, recently published an article mourning the loss of President Reagan’s Chief Speech Writer, Tony Dolan, in the American Spectator. Dr. Kengor got to know Dolan while writing many books and articles on the… Read More
President Trump recently invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), designating its members as “alien enemies” subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and deportation. This bold move, met with swift opposition, is… Read More
With Marco Rubio’s unanimous confirmation as secretary of State, now is the time to stand up to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Rubio has a history of standing up to the Cuban regime while in the Senate, there is no reason he… Read More
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, VOC Academic Council Member Dr. Sean McMeekin reviews Tsuyoshi Hasegawa’s The Last Tsar, a book highlighting the “dramatic end of Nicholas II’s reign” amidst the rise of communism in Russia: “More than a century… Read More
