RSSPosted October 2009 by the Washington Diplomat Written by Larry Luxner On Dec. 29, 1979, the State Department released its “state sponsors of terrorism” blacklist for the first time. All four countries singled out at that time were radical Arab “rogue” nations: Iraq, Libya, South Yemen and [...]
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October 22nd, 2009 - 1:47 pm § in Cuba, In the News
Reality or Politics Shaping U.S. ‘Sponsors of Terrorism’ Blacklist?
Prospects for a Resurgent Cuban Tourism Market
- Cuban tourism has faltered in recent years, and an end to the U.S. travel embargo appears to be the catalyst needed for significant growth in the tourism industry. -The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, seeking to lift all travel restrictions on the island, is supported by 60 to 67 percent of America[...]
El doble estándar de Washington hacia Cuba: La Habana como falso “patrocinador estatal del terrorismo.”
The following is a Spanish translation of COHA Research Fellow Brandon Bloch’s research memorandum: Washington’s Double Standard on Cuba: Havana as a Spurious “State Sponsor of Terrorism,” released on September 14th. While COHA does not typically provide translations, this piece is particul[...]
The President’s Words Versus His Performance: One More Prong of His Presidency Shifting Towards the Democratic Centrist Wing of the Party
President Obama has not taken any decisive steps to veer away from Washington’s benighted, near half-century trade embargo against Cuba. By refusing to take advantage of the opportunity to reject a longstanding and morally-bankrupt policy, which has achieved very few successes and which has been b[...]
Obama Wrong on Latin America, Wrong on Cuba
COHA will be issuing a press release tomorrow morning chastising President Obama for not taking a decisive step to veer away from Washington’s benighted near half-a-century trade embargo against Cuba. By refusing to take advantage of the opportunity to reject a morally bankrupt policy based on hyp[...]
Washington’s Double Standard on Cuba: Havana as a Spurious “State Sponsor of Terrorism”
The recent lifting of Cuba’s suspension from membership in the Organization of American States indicates that Washington’s domination of the Inter-American system has passed. The preconditions set by the OAS for Cuba’s readmission were far weaker than those Secretary of State Hillary Clinton o[...]
A Constructive Engagement with Cuba
In the coming days, President Obama must decide whether to renew the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWTEA), which is set to expire on September 14th. TWTEA is the original legislation that was used to implement and sustain the embargo on trade with Cuba, the longest interdiction of its kind in human hi[...]
Arturo Valenzuela: Looking Back to Look Ahead, Part II
Part Two of a Two Part Memorandum: Valenzuela Awaits Confirmation to Chief Latin America Position Personal Background Born in Chile to a Methodist pastor and an American missionary, Valenzuela first came to the United States as an exchange student after an earthquake destroyed his high school. Afte[...]
Arturo Valenzuela: Looking Back to Look Ahead
Part One of a Two Part Memorandum: Preparing for the Job – What’s at Stake for the Region The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held an initial hearing on July 8 concerning President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. Arturo Valenzuela to the position of Assistant Secretary of State [...]
August 18th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Small Arms in Latin America in the Aftermath of the NACLA Study
According to the World Health Organization, gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death among Latin Americans between ages 15 and 44. Overall, gunshot wounds kill between 73,000 and 90,000 people annually in Latin America, demonstrating that the region is inundated with fire-arms. In fact,[...]