havana
Example Sentences
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba’s security and intelligence services secured a lifeline from oil-rich Venezuela as Havana inched closer to economic collapse.
Since 2000, Havana has increasingly relied on Venezuelan oil under a deal struck with Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez, in exchange for Cuban doctors, teachers, and sports coaches.
From Barron's
Venezuela reportedly supplies roughly 30% of Cuba's oil, leaving Havana exposed if Caracas' support collapses under a new, more US-friendly administration.
From BBC
“If I lived in Havana and I was in the government I’d be concerned.”
From Salon
Havana views her as a reliable ideological ally and a guardian of Cuban strategic interests within the regime, these people said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.