By 2015, we will need to find, develop and produce a volume of new oil and gas that is equal to eight out of every 10 barrels being produced today … the cost associated … is expected to be considerably more than what the industry is now spending. —Mike Bowlin, CEO, ARCO, 1999 Since the […]

Agriculture is a critically important component of all nations’ economies. It is most certainly a vital asset contributing significantly to both the economic and physical health of the United States. Those citizens not directly engaged in the agriculture industry often give little thought to the complexities and uncertainties of the environment in which it functions. […]

Las relaciones de Cuba con EUA contituyen el tema más estratégico y central que determina o condiciona las cuestiones económicas, políticas e internacionales del país. EUA durante más de cuarenta años ha tenido a Cuba catalogada como país enemigo y le ha estado imponiendo sanciones económicas desde 1960 a través del Embargo, establecido poco después […]

U.S. policy toward Cuba is a classical example of a traditional United States foreign policy conundrum: its interests as a world power and the American people’s desire for fairness. In Cuba’s case it is complicated by the U.S. lack of continuous high level interest, underestimation of the challenge, and the neglect to formulate a long-range […]