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Canada’s Friendly Dictatorship Problem

How Ottawa’s inconsistent approach to Cuba—an operational hub for Chinese, Russian, and Venezuelan intel and influence in the West—undermines democracy in the Americas.

Feb 25, 2026
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Cuban “Black Wasps” troops took part from September 22 to 29, 2018 in military exercises in Venezuela alongside the country’s National Armed Forces, according to Infodefensa. [Photo/CiberCuba]

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