| ID | 128425 |
| Title Proper | Letter from Cuba |
| Other Title Information | to embargo or not |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Totten, Michael J |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A side from the Arab boycott against Israel, American sanctions against Cuba have lasted longer than any other embargo in the modern era. Is the US embargo against Cuba a Cold War relic or an effective tool? A recent visit suggests that the Castro regime's tyrannical imbecility still justifies continued sanctions. The sanctions were imposed in stages in the early 1960s after Fidel Castro began economic warfare against the United States by nationalizing private US property on the island. Cuban communism survived the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, so in 1993 the purpose of the embargo was modified by the Cuban Democracy Act, stating that it will not be lifted unless and until the government in Havana respects the "internationally accepted standards of human rights" and "democratic values." |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol.176, No.6; March-April 2014: p.31-37 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol.176, No.6; March-April 2014: p.31-37 |
| Key Words | International Relations - IR ; Foreign Policy ; Us Policy ; Cold War ; Us Embargo ; Cuba ; Castro Regime's ; Tyrannical Imbecility ; Democratic Values ; Soviet Union ; Cuban Democracy ; History ; Cuban Communism |