Orlando Pardo Lazo continues the dialogue on foreign investment in Cuba with Swedish politician Jasenko Selimovic. Within this interview, Orlando and Mr. Selimovic discuss the new investment deal, the possibility of EU support for Cuban pro-democracy activists, and the potential detriments incurred from the agreement.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo predicts a backlash against peaceful activists in Cuba, stemming from machinations concocted by the Cuban government.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo writes from Washington, D.C. about a curious new advertising campaign with mysterious funders that’s calling for a revision of Cuba-US relations.
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The rapport that existed between the celebrated Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the relatively silent Fidel Castro has made headlines. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo takes a critical look at this issue in the wake of Marquez’s passing.
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Columnist Orlando Pardo Lazo underscores the fact that a new law passed by the National Assembly will open up the economy in Cuba to foreign investment but will not extend to Cubans living within or outside of the country.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses the importance of a new book that implicates the Cuban state in the murder of dissidents Harold Cepero and Oswaldo Payá in 2012.
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Cuban columnist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses the premiere of Oliver Stone’s “tribute documentary” on the late ‘Supreme Commander’ Hugo Chávez amid the protests and violence impacting Venezuela today.
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