Cuba’s Hollow Offer of Dialogue Masks Deeper Hostility and Economic Strife

As tensions simmer between the United States and Cuba, the latter’s latest overtures for dialogue reveal more smoke than fire. Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío recently told The Associated Press that while Cuba is “open to dialogue,” it remains firmly unwilling to negotiate on fundamental issues like its socialist government or constitution. This stance exposes Cuba's real intention: maintaining a repressive regime at all costs while exploiting any chance for international sympathy. Is Cuba Serious About Negotiation or Simply Playing a Global Audience? The timing of Cossío’s comments is telling. Days after President Trump announced increased diplomatic engagement—following...