Letter from the editor.

In this issue, Upfront focuses on Cuba, and the long, difficult relationship the United States has had with Fidel Castro since 1959. Our first article is about the dangers Cubans face in fleeing to Florida, where U.S. authorities try to intercept them before they reach land; then, "Times Past" goes back to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 45 years ago next month.

In "When Democracy Gets Messy," we look at President Bush's policy of promoting democracy abroad--and what happens when...