Undoubtedly, the two nations

Undoubtedly, the two nations will continue to be strategic partners as long as leftist governments remain in power. Socialist, de facto one-party political systems and opposition to the U.S. are key factors that bind Cuban communists and Venezuelan socialists. Both are better off together than with a pro-American, right-wing government in either country. Alongside Nicaragua, Bolivia, and other leftist governments (e.g., Brazil and Mexico currently), Cuba and Venezuela form part of Latin America’s so-called “pink tide,” which resists U.S. dominance in the region. สล็อต