U.S. Policy

Article by Philip Peters in the March 2010 issue of Palabra Nueva, the magazine of the Archdiocese of Havana.

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Alan P. Gross of Maryland recently had the rare experience of being thrown in jail for doing his job.

On Dec. 4, Cuban authorities arrested the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractor. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen:

I applaud you for convening this hearing and I’m pleased to state my strong belief that an end to Cuba travel restrictions is squarely in the United States. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, members of the Subcommittee:

I appreciate the opportunity to join you today to discuss TV Marti in the context of U.S. policy toward Cuba.

I support public diplomacy in the large sense. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, members of the Subcommittee:

Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the security aspects of American policy toward Cuba.

I believe that a shift toward a policy of engagement with. . . Read more

For nearly fifty years, the United States has been expecting and, in diverse ways, actively planning for the collapse of Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba. Numerous efforts – from the botched Bay of Pigs. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to address the issue of U.S. sanctions that limit Cuban American visits and aid to their family members in Cuba. I oppose all restrictions. . . Read more

Fidel Castro's leaving office on his own terms is not the kind of change that successive American presidents have envisioned for Cuba. In fact, it's a sign that U.S. efforts to isolate that country and. . . Read more

According to a defector, Cuba has a secret, underground laboratory southeast of Havana called ''Labor Uno,'' where biological agents -- ''viruses and bacteria and dangerous sicknesses'' -- are being developed. . . Read more

U.S.-Cuban relations have been virtually nonexistent since 1961, when the United States assumed a two-pronged policy of economic embargo and diplomatic isolation, neither of which substantially weakened. . . Read more

"U.S. Sanctions Against Cuba: A Just War Perspective" Presented to the XVI Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (Miami) by Philip Peters August 5, 2006

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Para ''proteger nuestro sistema de educación'' del espionaje cubano, el representante estatal David Rivera propone prohibir los viajes académicos de las universidades floridanas a Cuba.

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Now that lawyers for two deceased Cuban migrants may sue the U.S. Coast Guard in federal court, it is worth looking at migration across the Florida straits from the Coast Guard's point of view.

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The diplomatic thaw between Cuba and the European Union has received lots of attention, but its impact is not likely to be dramatic.

Official contacts will resume and European contacts with Cuban dissidents. . . Read more

Events in Iraq have overshadowed a new, 500-page Bush Administration plan to bring about regime change closer to home: in Cuba.

It's a remarkable plan that casts aside a tool that Democratic and Republican. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify on a subject of great importance to American foreign policy in this hemisphere: United States relations with Cuba.

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A post-Castro Cuba is an opportunity for the United States to fill a void for people living in an economic limbo. Washington should emphasize freer communication now to prepare for life without Casto,. . . Read more

International engagement with Cuba is limited by many factors: the relatively narrow scope of projects of interest to Cuban authorities, the lack of independent Cuban organizations that can enter international. . . Read more

The Bush Administration is a bind over Cuba. President Bush is preparing to announce a policy response tomorrow, which is Cuban Independence Day. But with 75 dissidents recently jailed in Cuba, Bush's. . . Read more

In many meetings in Havana over the past two years, I have come to know and admire the top activists in Cuba's fledgling democratic opposition - people who struggle to be heard among Cubans, and who warmly. . . Read more

April 4, 2003

Dagoberto Rodriguez
Chief, Cuban Interests Section
Embassy of Switzerland
2630 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009

Dear Mr. Rodriguez,

We write to express our profound. . . Read more

Thanks to a law passed in 2000, American farmers have made more than $100 million in sales to Cuba since last fall.

This week in Havana, farm products from 32 states will be on display at an agricultural. . . Read more

This article was written shortly after the House of Representatives approved the Flake amendments to end the Cuba travel ban and to lift limits on remittances that Americans send to Cuban families. . . . Read more

On the eve of Congressional consideration of amendments affecting U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba, the State Department has released a 20-page "white paper" to bolster its point of view. The paper. . . Read more

Madam Chairman, members of the subcommittee:

I thank you for inviting me here today and I applaud your decision to exercise long-needed oversight of our government's broadcasting to Cuba.

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Summary

Since 1982 Cuba has been named a "state sponsor of terrorism" by the State Department and is accused of supporting terrorism by myriad unofficial sources. In contrast to its depiction of the. . . Read more

It is tricky to measure Cuban public opinion. Foreigners do not conduct survey research in Cuba based on large random samples, and if this were done on sensitive political topics its results might not. . . Read more

In her final press conference as Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright's message to the Cuban people was succinct. In reference to the aging Fidel Castro she said, "I wish them the actuarial tables.". . . Read more

This New Year's Eve in Havana, 74-year-old Fidel Castro celebrated his 42nd year in power. It wasn't supposed to be this way, especially after the Soviet Union's demise put Cuba on the brink of economic. . . Read more

Eight prominent Republican leaders in defense, trade, and international policy say U.S. policy toward Cuba would be improved by ending the embargo on food and medicine sales, lifting all restrictions. . . Read more

Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission:

I appreciate this opportunity to testify and would like to focus on sectors of the Cuban economy that have changed significantly in the past decade, and how. . . Read more

Remarks at at a conference of the Georgetown University Caribbean Project: "Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Cuban Economy in the Next Decade

There is a lot of talk about "transition" in Cuba. . . Read more

The following article was distributed nationally by the Bridge News syndicate in New York. It appeared with the headline above on May 2, 2000 in the Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Remarks of Philip Peters, Vice President of the Lexington Institute, at the Annual Congress of the Latin America Studies Association Miami, Florida

Relations between Cuba and America take place on. . . Read more

Illinois leaders are of two minds about Cuba.

Gov. George Ryan, looking to the future, is going to Havana to deliver food and medical aid and explore trade opportunities.>

Rep. Dennis Hastert uses. . . Read more

Summary

The logic and practical impact of U.S. policy toward Cuba are the focus of growing debate. As Americans consider ways to increase contact with Cuba and weigh the effects of different. . . Read more

(This article was distributed nationally by the Scripps Howard News Service on May 24, 1999.)

If American farmers were permitted to export to Cuba, they would gain access to a market that is eager. . . Read more

Remarks at the World Policy Institute Forum on U.S. Policy Toward Cuba; The New School for Social Research, New York

[These remarks refer to a Cuba policy task force organized by the Council on Foreign. . . Read more