Describes recent economic policy changes in Cuba, current U.S. policy toward Cuba, and recent legislation introduced in Congress about Cuba.   .  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provides an overview of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean including the Obama Administration’s priorities, examines changes in the region’s economic and political environment, and analyzes various recommendations for U.S. policy from think tanks.  Also covers selected regional and country issues.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes the current detention facility in Cuba, detention facilities in the U.S. under the authority of the Department of Justice, and factors to be considered if these U.S. facilities were to be used for Gitmo detainees.   From the Government Accountability Office

A collection of documents that provide insights on Soviet thinking during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.  From the National Security Archive

A collection of declassified documents that reveal  new details about the confrontation between the U.S. Navy and Soviet submarines during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  From the National Security Archive

Updates earlier reports with information about the Chavez victory in the October 2012 presidential election and issues relating to U.S.-Venezuelan relations.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reviews the alternations of tighter and then looser restrictions on travel and money transfers in recent U.S. administrations.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes the history and purpose of the OAS, current priorities, and issues for Congress.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Press release by a private research institution on a federal district judge’s refusal to order the declassification of the 5^th volume of the official history of the Bay of Pigs attempted invasion of Cuba.  The CIA had fought against the declassification arguing that historical accuracy would be compromised if the documents were released to the public.  Also contains links to the judge’s ruling and the full text of the previously released four volumes.   From the National Security Archive

Explores past policy toward Cuba which featured economic sanctions against the state but support for human rights activists, recent trends toward easing travel restrictions by the Obama administration, and leading issues in current U.S.-Cuban relations.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Discusses the recent easing of restrictions on travel and money flows to Cuba from the Obama administration and the mixed response of Congress.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Discusses potential oil reserves in the waters near Cuba, plans for the development of these oil deposits,  the environmental threat to U.S. interests, and prospects for disaster coordination between the U.S. and Cuba.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

This volume critically examines the investigation of the Bay of Pigs operation conducted by General Maxwell Taylor at the behest of President Kennedy during the period from 22 April – 13 June 1961.

Previously declassified in 1998.

Contains info on the CIA’s negotiations with Britain and Latin American countries on support for the invasion

Contains info on the CIA’s negotiations with Britain and Latin American countries on support for the invasion

Part of the 4 volume CIA history of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba

Part of the 4 volume CIA history of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba

Part of the 4 volume CIA history of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba

Reviews developments since Fidel Castro turned over power to his brother in 2006 and predicts that leading issues relating to Cuba for the Congress will be human rights, the status of its economic reforms, and offshore oil development.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes the chief U.S. concerns about terrorism in Latin America, mainly from  groups operating in Columbia and the Andes, and from the relations of Cuba and Venezuela with terrorist groups and Iran.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reviews events in Cuba since Raul Castro became president in February 2008 and actions taken toward Cuba by the 111^th Congress in 2009.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

Provides a detailed chronology and analysis of the intelligence failures and successes of the Cuban Missile Crisis. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

A newly declassified internal history of the National Security Agency during the Cold War years which discloses Soviet actions related to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Made available in parts, although some material has been withheld. Posted by the National Security Archive at George Washington University

Describes major U.S. concerns about terrorism issues with regard to several Latin American nations including Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Cuba, and the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.