5 ways Americans often misunderstand Cuba, from Fidel Castro's rise to the Cuban American vote

By Caroline McCulloch, Professor of International Relations, Florida International University

Cuba recently erupted in the largest protests seen there in six decades, reflecting popular anger over a crippling economic crisis, scarce food and medicines and a half-century of repression.

Cuba remains largely an enigma to outsiders, and especially to Americans. Myths prevail because of Cuban government censorship and the United States’ historic tendency – born of the Cold War – to stereotype and simplify the communist island.

“The truth is…

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