Trump's talks with Syria echo US embrace of Fidel Castro in 1959 - opinion
As Syria reconfigures its political order, we must not forget the hard lessons of Cuba’s transformation into a Cold War adversary.
THEN-CUBAN PRESIDENT Fidel Castro speaks as president of the Non-Aligned Movement at the UN in 1979. In 1959, the US mistook his revolutionary fervor for democratic potential and risks doing the same with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, says the writer.(photo credit: PRENSA LATINA/REUTERS)Updated: