| ID | 180330 |
| Title Proper | Covid-19 |
| Other Title Information | American Exceptionalism Dies Hard |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lipman, Jana K |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In some ways, it has been right in front of my face. The 1903 Platt Amendment, Article V stated clearly that the United States expected Cuba to maintain “the sanitation of the cities of the island,” in order to prevent “a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases.” This was just one of many provisions to constrain Cuba’s sovereignty. Again, in 1934, when the United States initiated the so-called Good Neighbor Policy, the new treaty reiterated that “an outbreak of contagious disease in the territory of either of the contracting parties,” could lead to closed borders without it being deemed “unfriendly.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 45, No.3; Jun 2021: p.525–531 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 45 No 3 |
| Key Words | COVID-19 |