CATO Institute: Cuba Libre? An End to the Counterproductive Cuban Embargo
Posted: December 19, 2014 Filed under: Diplomacy, Global, Think Tank | Tags: Barack Obama, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cato Institute, Cuba, Cubano, Diplomacy, Embargo, Fidel Castro, Havana, Reuters, United States, United States embargo against Cuba Leave a comment
President Obama’s announcement to overhaul U.S. policy toward Cuba is historic. And, according to Cato scholar Juan Carlos Hidalgo, president’s move should be uncontroversial.
“U.S. policy toward Cuba has been a blatant failure,” says Hidalgo. “It has not brought about democracy to the island and instead provided Havana with an excuse to portray itself as the victim of U.S. aggression…The 114th Congress should pick up where the president left off and move to fully end the trade embargo and lift the travel ban on Cuba.”
Cato scholars comment on the unexpected policy change:
- “Obama’s Historic Move toward Cuba,” by Juan Carlos Hidalgo
- “The Cuba Opening: American Foreign Policy Meets Reality,” by Ted Galen Carpenter
- “President Obama Right to Call for Trade with Cuba: Half Century of Failed Embargo Is Enough,” by Doug Bandow
- “Republicans in Congress Really Like the Cuba Embargo,” by K. William Watson
- “Time to Trade with Cuba: Regime Change through Sanctions Is a Mirage,” by Doug Bandow
- PODCAST: “Castro Regime May Undermine Reforms,” featuring Juan Carlos Hidalgo
- PODCAST: “An End to the Counterproductive Cuban Embargo,” featuring Ian Vásquez
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