50 years after Cuba missile crisis, US influence in hemisphere waning

Havana : Cuba | Oct 15, 2012 at 1:10 PM PDT

Source: Christian Science Monitor

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ments 50 years after Cuba missile crisis, US influence in hemisphere waning Investment from emerging economies like China and Russia are diminishing Latin America's reliance on the US, making it more difficult for Washington to isolate regimes like Cuba. By Sara Miller Llana, Staff Writer / October... FULL ARTICLE AT Christian Science Monitor

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