When an imperious bully like Fidel Castro starts to fear, his instinct is to try to sow fear among his enemies. Today, with his student and benefactor, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, dying of cancer, what the Cuban dictator fears most is that his bankrupt regime in Havana is about to lose billions in critical aid and oil.

The change of power in Cuba may improve the lives of many Cubans, but the end to the Castro nightmare will be slow and frustrating.

What sort of economic model will Raúl leave behind? And what strategies can restore genuine economic opportunity and freedom to the Cuban people? Please join us for a discussion of these topics and more, keynoted by Castro scholar, author and former U.S. intelligence analyst Brian Latell.

A scholar answers readers' questions about the future of U.S.-Cuba relations and migration policy between the two nations.

As long as there is a Castro on the scene, Cubans would be well advised to postpone any hopes they might have for a better future.

The mechanisms of succession have been in place for some time both in terms of the formal system and the sociology of power.

Diplomatic relations between China and Cuba may spell trouble if the UnitedStates does not act soon.

"They do that because they were born that way."

If you say that about homosexuals, you are tolerant and realistic. If you say it about blacks, you are racist (unless you're black yourself). If you say it about women, you may or may not be sexist, depending on who is manning...