Putin's Navy, Chávez's Ambition, and the Caribbean Adventure

Almost half a century after the Cuban missile crisis, the Russiannavy is coming to the Americas. While the mood in Washington is far from panicked, neither is it mirthful. There is a sense ofdiscomfort and dissatisfaction with the voyage of the Russianflotilla and concern about where U.S.-Russian and hemisphericrelations are headed.

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