Mimi Whitefield And Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald: Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba's handpicked president?
On the eve of the anniversary of Cuban patriot José Martí's birth, Raúl Castro, flanked by members of the revolutionary old guard and a much younger man who hadn't even been born at the time of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, led a torchlight parade from the University of Havana.
While the younger man, Miguel Díaz-Canel, stepped briskly along during the late January parade, the octogenarians walked gingerly and haltingly, graphically illustrating Cuba's coming generational shift in power.
Now Díaz-Canel is the man Cuba's National Assembly has selected as the new president and the face of the island's future.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 19, 2018
New leader in Cuba: What's in store after the Castros? -- Chase Winter, DW
Can Cuba Change after the Castros? -- Scott B. MacDonald, National Interest
Don't expect change from Cuba's new president -- Kevin Hulbert, Cipher Brief
U.S.-Cuban relations are about to get worse -- Ted Piccone, Brookings
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Kim, Pompeo and the art of a N. Korean deal -- Gideon Rachman, The Straits Times
How to Make Sure a U.S.–North Korea Summit Will Be Worthwhile -- Wallace C. Gregson, National Interest
Why the Trump-Kim talks will fail -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times
The collapse of the “Chinese collapse” theory -- Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute
4 factors that led to Turkey’s snap elections -- Asli Aydıntaşbaş, European Council on Foreign Relations
Erdoğan springs an election surprise -- Zia Weise, Politico
More bad news for Turkey's EU accession bid -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
Israel at 70: What does the future hold? -- Tania Krämer, DW
