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The United States’s “Conflicted Cuba Policy”
Last weekend, in “America’s Conflicted Cuba Policy,” The New York Times’ Sunday Review focused on the re-established diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States and their halting “progress...
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US-Cuba ties: Rules eased on cigars and rum
The BBC reports that U.S. travelers to Cuba will now be able to bring back far more rum and cigars, after the Obama administration announced new trade measures. Will Grant, BBC Cuba correspondent,...
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US abstains from UN vote against Cuba embargo
The BBC reports that the US has, for the first time, abstained from voting against an annual UN resolution calling for an end to its economic embargo against Cuba. Cuba says the economic embargo...
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Trump presidency and US-Cuba relations
BBC’s Cuba correspondent Will Grant asks “What does a Trump presidency mean for US-Cuba relations?” He writes that President Raul Castro’s prompt, formal congratulations to Mr. Trump represents an...
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U.S. and Israel Vote to Keep U.S. Embargo against Cuba
In “Reversing course, U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Cuba embargo,” Tracy Wilkinson (Los Angeles Times) reports on the United Nations resolution that condemned the United States’ trade...
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The Beneficiaries of New U.S.-Cuba Regulations
Just over a week ago the US administration published new regulations governing travel and trade between the US and Cuba. Their effect is to partially reverse elements of the more liberal policy...
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Cuban baseball players allowed in MLB without defecting
U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) and Cuba’s Baseball Federation have reached a deal to let Cuban players sign with US teams despite diplomatic tensions. BBC reports: Eligible Cuban players can now...
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Mystery of sonic incidents keeps Americans and Cubans divided
In Havana, Ed Agustín (The Guardian) reports that “claims that two dozen diplomats who fell ill were victims of ‘attacks’ have put relations back in the deep freeze.” In front of the US embassy in...
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U.S. hits Cuba with new sanctions over human rights, Venezuela
Today, Eric Beech (Reuters) reported that the United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s government. The U.S. Commerce Department said...
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Trump Administration Cuts Flights to Most Cuban Airports
Zach Montague (The New York Times) writes, “Looking to punish Cuba over its support for President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, the United States will ban airlines from servicing all cities besides...
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