Notes1 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA The Cuban Democracy Act of 19922 (hereinafter “the CDA”) is but one of several measures adopted over the last three decades that exert economic pressure to effect political change in Cuba. Economic sanctions against the island were adopted in 1962 and, other than the ebb and […]

The U.S. embargo on food and medicine exports to Cuba are, in my opinion, critical to the Castro government’s ability to manipulate internal and international public opinion by placing the blame for Cuba’s grave problems on external factors. It is also key to understanding the bitter international outcry against the Cuba policy of the United […]

To appreciate the current state of U.S.-Cuba relations it must be seen in the context of more than two hundred years of history during which the United States has been consistently unwilling to accept Cuban accomplishments and the nation’s right to sovereignty and independence. Cuba, while a Spanish possession, was for a hundred years the […]

Notes1 FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO DATE Compared to the previous year, “opportunities” for business in Cuba seem to have experienced renewed international attention. This is the likely result of a redoubling of public relations’ efforts by the Cuban government together with the Pope’s January 1998 visit, several high-profile visits and events held in Cuba and considerable […]