"Venezuela is Now Occupied by Cuba"

"Venezuela is Now Occupied by Cuba"

"Venezuela is now occupied by Cuba. The Cuban government plays significant roles in important decisions," Moises Naim, columnist and former editor of Foreign Policy magazine, discusses Cuba's control of Venezuela.


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