Cuba Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Moscow weaves illegal network to recruit and transfer mercenaries from Latin America under new neo-colonial policy

Russia has stepped up recruitment of Latin Americans to compensate for the loss of Russian troops after fighting in Ukraine.Some Ukrainian CYBINT papers speak of at least 199 Cubans who…

September 7, 2023Cuba, FSB, Russia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Putin trying to replay Cold War in his favor

Russia is moving farther along the path an escalation of the situation near the borders of the United States. Confidence is building up that the Russians are now returning to…

January 18, 2022Cuba, Russia

Democracy Governance

Cuba protests: Havana regime cracks but tries to keep afloat with outside help

Protests in Cuba can result in foreign involvement as an attempt to support the communist regime on the island. Venezuela and Russia are the countries that can provide paramilitary forces…

July 15, 2021Cuba

Intelligence ops

Caracas staged country’s foreign invasion attempt

Venezuela has staged an invasion attempt to discredit and persecute the opposition within the country, as well as to consolidate political influence in the Latin American region using anti-U.S. sentiments…

May 6, 2020Cuba, Venezuela

Drug trafficking Estimates Terrorism

Russia contributes to the far-left forces, drug cartels and Islamists merger in Latin America

Cooperating closely with Iran and China Russia fully fell back into the Soviet Union pattern in performing its policy in Latin America. The Kremlin builds anti-American ideas in the region…

January 27, 2020ALBA, Cuba, Hezbollah, Latin America, Nicaragua, Russia

Estimates Geopolitics

Deterioration in Cuba-Venezuela relations can trigger the fall of dictatorship regimes in Latin America

Cuban military and intelligence personnel help Nicolás Maduro stay in power and survive in social, economic, and humanitarian crisis. At the same time Venezuelan oil continues to provide much needed…

December 20, 2019Cuba, Venezuela

Intelligence ops Situation Reports

Cuba actively sabotaging Latin American democracies (audio)

Dirección de Inteligencia, the main state intelligence agency of Cuba has intensified the spy ring radio contacts. Such activization arisesamid the roil in Latin American countries. Consequently, the foreign link…

December 11, 2019Cuba, DGI

Situation Reports

The Bolivian President Anez unlikely to win the election if foreign pressure remains

The Second Bolivian right-wing Vice President of the Senate Jeanine Anez who replaced ex-President Evo Morales after his resignation will unlikely be the next head of the state. Such conclusions follow from the remaining…

November 21, 2019Bolivia, Cuba, Jeanine Anez, Venezuela

Governance Situation Reports

The situation in Bolivia could turn into a civil war

The situation in Bolivia could turn into an armed confrontation involving foreign countries beyond the region. There has been a change of power in Bolivia. President Evo Morales, amid the…

November 12, 2019Bolivia, China, Cuba, Evo Moralez, Nicaragua, Russia, Venezuela

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