José R. Cárdenas

José R. Cárdenas was acting assistant administrator for Latin America at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the George W. Bush administration.
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A man raises his fist with a Cuban flag
A man raises his fist with a Cuban flag

Cuba’s Dissidents Have a Bone to Pick With the New York Times

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Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico’s Tipping Point

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Obama’s Cuba Problem

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ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images

Don’t Believe Everything You Read About the United States’ Cuba Democracy Program

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Central America’s Security Crisis is the United States’ Problem, Too

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ALEJANDRO ERNESTO/AFP/Getty Images

Can the U.S. Force Cuba to Reform? Not a Chance.

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DIANA SANCHEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Colombia’s Peace Process Just Suffered a Stunning Rebuke

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After Months of Crackdowns, Is the U.S. Finally Going to Sanction Venezuela?

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Venezuela’s Peace Talks Are a Scam — And the U.S. Is Buying It

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ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images

There’s Nothing Sinister or Unique about USAID’s Cuba Program

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FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images

Venezuela’s Street Protests Are Headed to a Violent End — and Cuba is to Blame

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Photo: Claudio Reyes/AFP/Getty Images

Mr. Vice President, All Is Not Well in the Dominican Republic

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No Ordinary Election in El Salvador

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Photo: LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images

Obama Should Do Nothing to Rescue Chavismo

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Time for Congress to Act on Venezuela

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