Unsuccessful U.S. Policy on Cuba Should End
By Cesar Chelala
December 14, 2019 "Information
Clearing House" - In an increasingly
globalized world, relations between nations can lead to
a more general climate of antagonism or to one of
cooperation that extends beyond the countries in
conflict. Relations between Cuba and the United States
are such a case, since the continuous US embargo on Cuba
has soured the relations between the US and its Latin
American neighbors and the world at large.
This is reflected in repeated votes in the United
Nations, where at the beginning of November, for a vote
of 187-3, most of its members condemned the American
economic embargo on Cuba for the 28th year. They also
criticized the Trump administration’s tough enforcement
measures of the embargo.
The Trump administration hardened U.S. policy on Cuba
that had been on the mend during the Obama
administration. Trump decided to allow Cuban-American
immigrants to sue the Cuban government for their
confiscated property after Fidel Castro took power in
1959. The administration also limited the amount of
money that Cuban Americans can send to their relatives
on the island.
Shortly after President Trump announced his decision
allowing US lawsuits, the European Union and Canada
issued a joint warning against the US that enforcement
of these measures would lead to reprisals in Europe.
