Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

Cuba is aggressively spreading anti-Americanism throughout Latin America and is deeply involved in backing and advising the increasingly totalitarian and virulently anti-U.S. regime in Venezuela.  Since Raul Castro assumed the role of acting head of state in 2006, Cuban intelligence services have intensified their targeting of the United States, compromising U.S. military operations.  However, since 9/11, U.S. intelligence agencies have reduced the priority assigned to Cuba.  Yet, intelligence secrets collected on the United States by Cuba have been sold to or bartered with Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and other regimes.  Beijing is busy working to improve Cuban electronic warfare facilities, allowing the Chinese army to monitor American phone conversations and Internet transmissions.  Join us as our special guests assess these and other concerns regarding Cuba’s threat to U.S. national security.