This paper is the first part of a larger work in progress, titled “U.S. Travel Restrictions to Cuba: Overview, Implications, and Challenges,” that will provide an in-depth and comprehensive look of U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba. This paper provides the backdrop for the travel restrictions, a chronology of their evolution, and an overview of current […]
Dealing with the Past: The Role of Truth in National Reconciliation
Notes1 The three key components of a national reconciliation process are truth, justice, and reconciliation. History has shown that all three should be properly addressed for a transition from a repressive regime to take place successfully, that is, in a way that allows society to heal and integrate a painful past in a productive manner. […]
A Commentary on Foreign Investment in Cuba
Notes1 Cuba’s foreign investment climate offers unique “enticements” to certain investors. In addition to offering a highly educated workforce and some comparative advantages in a few select industries, some singular characteristics of the investment climate— among others, the absence of labor unions and commonly accepted labor rights, and even the political stability, or perception thereof, […]
The Effects of the U.S. Embargo on Health and Nutrition in Cuba: A Critical Analysis
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 […]
Update on Foreign Investment in Cuba 1997–98 and Focus on the Energy Sector
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 […]