Today @ForeignAffairs published a 2,800-word essay co-authored by @MJ_Busta and me on why Cuba should negotiate. TL;DR: “The best path forward is a negotiated deal in which Havana makes concessions substantial enough for Trump to sell as a victory, and in so doing staves off a humanitarian collapse and puts Cuba on the road to recovery. Anything short of that raises the risk of deepening social unrest and U.S. military intervention to stabilize a cratering economy just 90 miles from Florida, an outcome both governments would prefer to avoid.” foreignaffairs.com/cuba/cuba…

This answer doesn’t so much sink Democrats in South Florida as expose the fatal disconnect that does: a nagging tendency to listen more to activist ideologues than to the voters they need to win over.

Did they though?

Siempre se puede contar con el humor cubano.

Admittedly, I misread “discrete.” My sense is many within the Cuban government are deeply frustrated by the intransigence of their colleagues. Whether this message helps build consensus for change or deepens internal divisions remains to be seen. One thing remains clear, Cuba cannot recover without normalizing relations with the U.S.

Calling publicly for “a discreet partnership with the CIA” seems like a contradiction in terms. But more broadly, a brighter future in relations between former adversaries tends to flow downstream from security cooperation.

Such a delight to talk Cuba with Lillian, her students and @LatamUF team. They sure know how to make a “cubanologo” feel special.