Cuba has defaulted on billions of dollars' worth of loans. After Kennedy imposed the embargo, relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union strengthened, eventually leading to the Cuban missile crisis. But when the Soviet Union collapsed in , it sent Cuba into a deep economic crisis it has never really recovered from.
It was during this period that the U. The CDA allowed the export of medicines and medical supplies for humanitarian reasons. It also banned vessels that enter Cuba for trade from loading or unloading in the U. It was signed into law weeks after Cuban MiG fighters shot down two planes belonging to the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four people. It also allowed the original owners of Cuban properties confiscated by Castro to sue in U.
A subsequent U. Jason Poblete, a Washington, D. During the Obama years, restrictions were eased on U. After six decades, even some who support sanctions on Cuba say it's undeniable that the embargo has mainly been about domestic politics. Carmen Sesin is a reporter based in Miami. The human toll is harder to quantify, but has clearly been significant.
Human rights experts at the UN have urged the US to ease sanctions during the COVID pandemic, arguing that such a change will save lives by allowing Cuba greater access to medical supplies and equipment. Cuba-policy hardliners have implicitly accepted the human and economic costs of the embargo as acceptable in order to achieve the goal of undermining the communist regime.
They will point towards the unprecedented level of protests currently going on in Cuba as evidence that the embargo is working. Yes, Cubans are angry at the economic hardships and pandemic suffering happening amongst their population. Counterintuitively, ending the embargo and promoting ties between the US and Cuba is the greatest weapon that America can deploy against the oppressive regime in Cuba. Exposing Cubans to the freedoms and opportunities available to their American relatives will increase outrage and pressure towards the Cuban government for failing to provide these things.
Hardliners will argue that easing the embargo now will lessen the pressure on the Cuban government by lessening the societal desperation that has fuelled these protests.
And while economic crises can lead to collective outrage, spontaneous protests against authoritarian regimes usually ends in renewed repression rather than regime change. Many experts believe that movements for social change are most effective when people and organisations gain the resources that are necessary for sustained political and social activism. You may use these credits anytime and they do not expire, but some restrictions apply.
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