At a May 17 New York City gala dinner, the Cato Institute awarded its $250,000 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to Cuba’s Ladies in White.[1] This award, the political reaction to the award, Cato’s other positions on Cuba and Cato’s background raise interesting issues as discussed below. The Award The Institute’s announcement of this … Continue reading Cuban Ladies in White Win Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman Prize
On May 20, President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo stated that May 20 was Cuba’s Independence Day. Cuban officials immediately rejected that assertion. Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day, 2020[1] “On Cuban Independence Day, we recognize the patriots who fought to liberate Cuba from its colonial oppression and build a society founded on freedom. … Continue reading U.S. Insulting Proclamation of May 20th as Cuba’s Independence Day
No. Date Title Table of Contents Cuba & Other Countries Cuba & Minnesota Cuban Bloggers Cuba: State Sponsor of Terrorism? U.S. Embargo of Cuba U.S. & Guantanamo Bay, Cuba U.S. & Cuba Damage Claims Cuban Human Rights U.S. Democracy Promotion in Cuba Cuban … Continue reading List of Posts to dwkcommentaries—Topical: CUBA [as of 5/4/20]
On April 17, as discussed in a prior post, the U.S. State Department announced new sanctions against Cuba. The major change was eliminating the waiver of Title III of the Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act allowing U.S. litigation by U.S. owners of Cuban property that was expropriated by the Cuban government in the early years of the … Continue reading National Security Advisor Bolton Discusses New U.S. Sanctions Against Cuba
On April 17, the U.S. announced new sanctions against Cuba. The major change was eliminating the waiver of Title III of the Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act allowing U.S. litigation by U.S. owners of Cuban property that was expropriated by the Cuban government in the early years of the Cuban Revolution. This Act also allows the U.S. … Continue reading State Department’s Announcement of New Sanctions Against Cuba
Number Date Title January 2018 1112 01/03/18 Report on dwkcommentaries–2017 1113 01/03/18 Professor LeoGrande’s Comments on the Strengthening Cuba-Russia Relationship 1114 01/04/18 Teens Hear Strange High-Pitched Sound at Havana Airport 1115 01/06/18 Pope Francis Offers Advice to Everyone 1116 01/06/18 More Details on Medical … Continue reading List of Posts to dwkcommentaries–Chronological (2018)
On December 22, Cuba’s National Assembly unanimously approved a proposed new constitution for submission to a national referendum on February 24, 2019. It incorporates into an original one published in July hundreds of mainly small changes proposed by citizens during a three-month public consultation at community meetings nationwide. [1] Summary of Latest Draft of Constitution This … Continue reading Cuba’s Legislature Approves Revised Draft of New Constitution
On December 7 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an open letter to Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, and Cuba immediately and angrily denounced the letter without responding to the specific questions advanced by Pompeo. Secretary Pompeo’s Letter[1] The letter asked for a “substantive explanation of the detention of the [following eight] political prisoners” … Continue reading Another U.S.-Cuba Dispute Over Human Rights
On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Department of State released its 2017 International Religious Freedom Report, which is required by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (“the Act”) and which details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and describes U.S. actions and policies in support of religious freedom worldwide.[1] The … Continue reading Cuba Religious Freedom in the Eyes of the U.S. State Department
On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report on the subject for 28 countries in the world. Of these the Commission concluded that Cuba and 11 other countries had engaged in or tolerated religious freedom violations during 2017 that were serious and “systematic, or ongoing, or egregious.”[1] Commission’s … Continue reading Cuba Religious Freedom in the Eyes of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
