The small island nation of Cuba sits 90 miles from the United States, utilizing effective counterintelligence strategies to thwart American assets. #YourFBI Counterintelligence and Espionage Division shares how they are safeguarding our nation’s secrets, crushing threats, and stopping weapons from falling into the wrong hands in this roundtable discussion. Learn more and watch the full discussion:
Blog-Investigación sobre la colaboración entre el Ministerio de Seguridad del Estado de la República Democrática Alemana y el Ministerio del Interior de Cuba . Autor: Jorge L. García Vázquez/ "Conexión Habana -Berlin.Secretos de Estado y Notas sobre la Colaboración entre la STASI y el MININT©".Anatomía de la represión política y el espionaje castrista./ “ Havana-Berlin Connection: State Secrets and Notes on the Collaboration between the Stasi and MININT" j.g.vazquez.hbc@gmail.com
martes, 31 de marzo de 2026
domingo, 22 de marzo de 2026
" Comandante Manuel Pineiro - member of the CC of the CCP and head of the State Security service, before my departure from Havana on May 21st there was a demand for accepting 30 Cuban comrades for training in sabotage and contra revolutionary activity"
Cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republic Cuba /Bulgarian Intelligence & Security Services in the Cold War
Cold War Research Group-Bulgaria
Coordinator: Dr. Jordan Baev
e-mail: baevj@mail.orbitel.bg
Secretariat Secret Resolution re: Training Cuban security officers in Bulgaria, 8 June 1966 [Source: CDA, Fond 1-B, Opis 64, File 352] RESOLUTION "B" No 8 Of The Secretariat of The Central Committee of The Bulgarian Communist Party from June 8th 1966. The CC BCP Secretariat approves the proposal Comrade Pineiro to visit our country. We can accept 30 people for training only on counterintelligence work. We have no conditions to train people on sabotage.1 Top Secret [Translated by Kalina Bratanova] 1 Handwritten resolution by Todor Zhivkov, First Secretary CC BCP and Prime Minister of PR of Bulgaria .
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CC BCP COMRADE LUCHEZAR AVRAMOV Comrade Avramov, At a meeting with Comandante Sergio Del Valle – Politburo member of the Cuban Communist Party, captain Osmani Cienfuegos – head of the Foreign Affairs Commission at the CC of the CCP and Secretary General of the Tricontinental Committee and Comandante Manuel Pineiro - member of the CC of the CCP and head of the State Security service, before my departure from Havana on May 21st there was a demand for accepting 30 Cuban comrades for training in sabotage and contra revolutionary activity. They consider the training period to be about a year and the training itself should be at our expense. They expect to receive an to our country to coordinate the details. I answered I would report the issue to the respective people and they would be informed answer in principle not later than June 5th or 6th this year. They can send Comandante Pineiro bout the result. I would like to ask you for your instructions. June 4th 1966 Sofia [Gen. Angel Solakov, Chairman of the State Security Committee] Ministry of the Interior. Sofia, Fond 1, Record 10a, File 561).
"We have sent information to MVR-Cuba concerning a completed case, information and materials on the operational-investigating work, the organization, structure and activities of VAI - Ministry of Defense."(1). Trad. Greta Keremidchieva). AMVR Fond 1 Record 12 File 43
/Bulgarian Intelligence and Security Services in the Cold War years Cold War Research Group-Bulgaria. Coordinator: Dr. Jordan Baev (2)Handbook of the Comunist Security Apparatus in East Central Europe Institute of National Remembrance, Warszawa, Poland /Bulgaria, Jordan Baev, Kostadin Grozev/
lunes, 9 de marzo de 2026
The Kremlin Files: Russian Double Agents and Operational Games
THE KREMLIN FILES / COLUMN — There are similarities among intelligence agencies worldwide. All professional services rely on tradecraft to recruit and manage assets. They all operate within bureaucratic systems and ultimately answer to political leaders. At a basic level, espionage tradecraft is a common professional language. However, Russian intelligence services (RIS) differ significantly from their Western counterparts in several key aspects. First, their primary mission is not to serve the interests of the Russian people, nor to protect the country's constitution; instead, their loyalty is to the regime and Putin’s personal political survival. And secondly, in terms of tradecraft, they differ from the CIA and other Western services in their approach and tactics. One of the most important—and often misunderstood—aspects of Russian intelligence is their use of double agents, known in Russian intelligence doctrine as operational games (operativnye igry).
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/the-kremlin-files-russian-double-agents-and-operational-games
sábado, 7 de marzo de 2026
UN INFORME DE LA STASI (1987) DESCRIBE LA REALIDAD CUBANA Y EL FRACASO ECONÓMICO DEL SOCIALISMO TROPICAL. Por J. L. García Vázquez
Karin era una informante de la Stasi que visitó Cuba en varias ocasiones y trabajó con obreros cubanos en Alemania Oriental y hablaba español con fluidez.
Extracto de un informe de "Karin" (transcripción de la grabación) .9 de marzo de 1987:
"El 5 de enero de 1987, viajé a Cuba con Interflug... No vi a ningún viajero de Alemania Oriental en el avión. Solo vi ciudadanos cubanos... aterrizamos en el aeropuerto de La Habana con cinco horas de retraso. Hasta el 16 de enero de 1987, me alojé en XXXXXXXXX, y del 16 de enero al 27 de febrero, con la familia XXXXXXX." Del 28 de enero al 21 de febrero, realicé varios recorridos por diferentes regiones de Cuba en autobús y avión. Visité oficinas, fábricas y otros lugares de trabajo para conversar con la gente. Técnicos e ingenieros de Alemania Oriental trabajan en Cuba, Muchos cubanos saben que en la RDA prevalece una ética laboral completamente diferente a la que se practica actualmente en Cuba. Durante mis viajes, observé lemas dirigidos a la gente sobre el aumento de la productividad, la calidad y la puntualidad laboral. Una peluquera me dijo: "Gano lo mismo al día por 15 clientes que por 50". Esta actitud se manifiesta particularmente entre las mujeres; laboralmente son menos entusiastas que los hombres. Tienen dificultades para llegar al trabajo por la mañana, trabajan muchas horas y, al llegar a casa, tienen que correr al mercado para conseguir lo que les corresponde, según la libreta de racionamiento. Los autobuses van abarrotados, llegan con retrasos considerables o no funcionan. A partir del 5 de enero de 1987, las tarifas del transporte público aumentaron un 100 %. El orden y la limpieza son un problema. Existe una campaña contra el consumo excesivo de alcohol. La bebida nacional número uno en Cuba es el ron. Se bebe a cualquier hora del día y de la noche... La mujer cubana promedio gana aproximadamente entre 130 y 140 pesos, mientras que un hombre cubano gana entre 170 y 180 pesos, si es un trabajador calificado. Los especialistas y médicos ganan hasta 300 pesos... El personal militar y los empleados del Ministerio del Interior son excepciones. Ganan entre 50 y 60 pesos más y también tienen acceso a tiendas especiales, donde los productos son más baratos. Noté un gran descontento entre la gente... resignación en las conversaciones, ya que las condiciones de vida no han mejorado en los últimos años, sino que han empeorado. Se cometieron muchos errores en el pasado, que ya se han reconocido... Y para superar estos errores, se habla mucho y se celebran muchas reuniones, pero en la práctica, no se ven éxitos, no se nota nada... Los cubanos están tratando de obtener dólares. Si un cubano consigue dólares, le pide a su amigo extranjero o a un turista que le compre lo necesario, ya que no tiene permitido entrar a la tienda. Durante mi vuelo de regreso con Interflug, el avión iba mayoritariamente lleno de finlandeses, ciudadanos de Alemania Occidental y [XXXXXXXXXXX].
No hubo incidentes durante la puntual escala en Gander. No noté ninguna señal de que alguien los animara a abandonar el aeropuerto…
"Karin"
viernes, 6 de marzo de 2026
Radiografía de la represión castrista. Control microfónico con el apoyo de la Stasi.
Jorge L. García Vázquez

lunes, 2 de marzo de 2026
The Counterintelligence Analyst, the Stasi, and the Moles. Excerpts from the Havana-Berlin Connection Investigation. By Jorge L. García Vázquez
By Jorge L. García Vázquez
The Bay of Pigs fiasco exposed two fundamental problems. First, it revealed the CIA's operational ineptitude. Second, it highlighted a glaring lack of coordination between the Agency and the White House. These factors, along with the economic strategy of successive US administrations to isolate Cuba through the trade embargo, allowed Fidel Castro to cultivate a robust anti-American movement, gain allies, and secure economic and military support from the socialist bloc.
U.S. intelligence services long underestimated the training, scientific and technical preparation, ideological approach, and methodology of Cuban analysts and officers, including their knowledge of operational psychology. This was demonstrated in 1987 after Major Florentino Aspillaga defected. The CIA carried out multiple operations aimed at weakening the power of the Communist Party and its intelligence apparatus but was unable to erode its foundation. Ultimately, the Agency's analysts failed to grasp their enemy's modus operandi. However, Cuban counterintelligence and espionage do understand the American mindset and work strategy. This has allowed them to create an effective system of influence and operational disinformation.
A parallel can be drawn between the Cuban Directorate of Intelligence and the former East German intelligence services. The operational conditions were analogous, which elucidates the persistent influence of Stasi methodologies on Cuban intelligence analysis and gathering, double agent training, and infiltration plans within the United States.
Havana-Berlin Connection refers to historical ties between Cuba's intelligence services (MININT) and the former East German State Security (Stasi) during the Cold War. East Germany trained Cuban intelligence personnel, exported operational techniques, and provided equipment for surveillance, eavesdropping, illicit communications, and repression. This collaboration helped Cuba develop a comprehensive intelligence and counterintelligence infrastructure, which was applied domestically and internationally.
Jorge Luis García Vázquez's personal experiences with repression—arrest, interrogation, exile—and later scholarly work illuminate both the operational collaboration and the human cost. His documentation underscores how the Stasi system functioned as a blueprint for Cuban intelligence and repression practices.
domingo, 1 de marzo de 2026
La inteligencia cubana y la CIA: un conflicto en las sombras. Por Henrik Hernandez
En el complejo escenario de la guerra de inteligencia, pocos servicios han logrado generar tanto respeto y temor en sus adversarios como la Dirección General de Inteligencia (DGI) de Cuba. Recientemente, el exjefe de Contrainteligencia de la CIA, James Olson, ha reconocido en distintas entrevistas y publicaciones la impresionante capacidad de los servicios de inteligencia cubanos, calificándolos como "los más irritantes" con los que ha trabajado.
El caso más reciente que ha puesto en evidencia la capacidad de la inteligencia cubana es el de Víctor Manuel Rocha, exembajador de EE.UU. en Bolivia, quien fue arrestado en diciembre de 2023 tras admitir haber trabajado como agente no registrado de Cuba durante más de 40 años. Este incidente, junto con el historial de operaciones encubiertas llevadas a cabo por la DGI, refuerza la imagen de Cuba como un actor clave en la inteligencia global.
El reconocimiento de James Olson
James Olson, exdirector de Contrainteligencia de la CIA y actual profesor en la Universidad Texas A&M, ha afirmado en múltiples ocasiones que la inteligencia cubana es una de las más eficaces del mundo....https://tocororocubano.com/la-inteligencia-cubana-y-la-cia-un-conflicto-en-las-sombras/
(The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. Foreign intelligence services, particularly those of China, Russia, and Cuba, are recruiting spies in our midst and stealing our secrets and cutting-edge technologies. In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. Olson takes the reader into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his thirty-year career in the CIA. After an overview of what the Chinese, Russian, and Cuban spy services are doing to the United States, Olson explains the nitty-gritty of the principles and methods of counterintelligence. Readers will learn about specific aspects of counterintelligence such as running double-agent operations and surveillance. The book also analyzes twelve real-world case studies to illustrate why people spy against their country, the tradecraft of counterintelligence, and where counterintelligence breaks down or succeeds. A “lessons learned” section follows each case study.https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/To-Catch-a-Spy )
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