Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy: The United States And Cuba

March 17, 2021 For more than half a century, the United States has imposed a labyrinth of punishing economic sanctions on Cuba, an impoverished island of 11 million people, in an attempt to pressure its government to hold democratic elections.  I certainly share the goal of democracy, but Cuba is no closer to free and

Cambridge City Councillor Patricia Nolan will introduce a Policy Order calling for re-engagement with Cuba and an end to the U.S. embargo.

The Cambridge City Council, in the US state of Massachusetts, has submitted for approval a Policy Order calling on the US Government to end the economic blockade against Cuba. Cambridge City is the 19th American city to discuss such a document. In total, 28 resolutions have been passed since 2016 that also include state legislatures and

Reversing the Irreversible: President Donald J. Trump’s Cuba Policy

President Barack Obama intended to make his opening to Cuba “irreversible” before he left office. This chapter examines the state of relations at the end of the Obama administration; what was accomplished and what remained to be done. It then describes the transition to President Donald Trump’s new policy, tracing what he said during the campaign; the debate over Cuba inside the administration; and the initial policy steps taken in the first six months of the administration. Finally, it analyzes the political forces that prevented Trump from fully reversing Obama’s policy.

Part 2: The unlawful basis for Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

By Robert L. Muse  /  March 2, 2021 This article is the second in a two-part series on Cuba’s redesignation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism written by Robert L. Muse, a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C. who has written widely and testified on U.S. laws relating to Cuba before the U.S. Senate

Part 1: A consequence of relisting Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

This article is the first in a two-part series on Cuba’s redesignation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism written by Robert L. Muse, a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C. who has written widely and testified on U.S. laws relating to Cuba before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives; the Canadian House of Commons; the U.S. International Trade Commission; and the External Economic Relations Committee of the European Parliament (Brussels).

US Chicago’s Council calls for the lifting of blockade against Cuba

Washington, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) The City Council of Chicago, Illinois, unanimously approved a resolution calling on the US government to lift the economic blockade against Cuba, diplomatic sources informed on Thursday.In that way, the city became the eighteenth to adopt a document of this type, and since 2016, a total of 28 resolutions were

Pastors for Peace plans new caravan to Cuba

Washington, February 15 (RHC)– Despite the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.-based Cuba solidarity organization Pastors for Peace plans to take a delegation to the island next July, the organization announced in a statement. Cuba is cautiously open to receiving foreign visitors. In the United States, the Covid-19 crisis is deepening. Still, we anticipate

Senator Wyden introduces bill to end US Blockade on Cuba and establish normal bilateral trade

By Jorge Ruiz Miyares / January 5, 2021 Washington, February 5 (RHC)– Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, Democrat from Oregon,  introduced on Thursday the U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2021 to repeal the sanctions that make up the economic,  financial, and trade blockade that Washinton has imposed on the island for almost six decades and

How am I going to request sanctions for Cuba and my people?

For the ones who loved and raised me? Peace is what I wish! I owe them what I was then, what I am now and will be in the future. They were the first to build those bridges. Today I give them back the best I can!

Seattle City Council advocates for promoting medical collaboration between Cuba and the United States to fight against COVID-19

January 23, 2021 A resolution of the Seattle City Council, recently approved, calls for collaboration between Cuba and the United States in relation to the fight against COVID-19. “The Seattle City Council encourages local medical, health care, scientific, academic, and pharmaceutical institutions to actively explore collaboration with their Cuban counterparts in knowledge transfer and joint