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Cuban trade embargo continues to impair bilateral relations

Interview

February 15, 2010
Cuban trade embargo continues to impair bilateral relations

Jose Moya, a professor of Latin American history at Barnard College, joins Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the impact of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Moya explains what U.S. policy has meant for Cuban businesses and for American companies investing in Cuba. He also discusses the future of U.S.-Cuba economic relations.

U.S. ponders normalized relations with Cuba

Interview

October 13, 2009
U.S. ponders normalized relations with Cuba

Though there have been some reforms in recent years, human rights activists say Cuba fundamentally remains a repressive state. Martin Savidge talks to Jose Moya of Barnard College talks about the state of press freedom and the economic embargo.

Obama sticks to the script in renewing Cuba embargo

Peter Eisner (blog)

September 16, 2009
Obama sticks to the script in renewing Cuba embargo

President Barack Obama renewed the U.S. embargo with Cuba this week. As usual, writes Worldfocus blogger Peter Eisner, Latin America is an afterthought in U.S. foreign policy planning.

U.S. lifts Cuban travel ban and commerce restrictions

Interview (video)

April 14, 2009
U.S. lifts Cuban travel ban and commerce restrictions

Following the announcement that some restrictions on travel and commerce will be eased between the United States and Cuba, Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner discusses how these changes will impact the average Cuban, if more changes on the part of the U.S. are expected and if the U.S. will ask the Cuban government for changes.

From pop culture to Obama, how Cubans see the U.S.

Signature Video

March 11, 2009
From pop culture to Obama, how Cubans see the U.S.

Despite years of ill will between the U.S. and Cuban governments, many Cubans still have fond feelings for America -- and look forward to changing relations under U.S. President Barack Obama.

Cuba embraces Obama and clamors to end the embargo

Web Original Video

March 11, 2009
Cuba embraces Obama and clamors to end the embargo

President of the National Assembly of Cuba Ricardo Alarcón gives his thoughts on U.S.-Cuba relations and advocates an end to the embargo.

U.S. misses out on flourishing Cuban business

Signature Video

March 10, 2009
U.S. misses out on flourishing Cuban business

Cuba is doing business worldwide, but the United States is hardly in the game. A long U.S. government boycott of the island means most American businessmen are losing out to Europeans and others when it comes to everything from agriculture to medicine to oil.

Tune in: Online radio show on Cuba and the U.S.

Worldfocus Radio

January 28, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on Cuba and the U.S.

Worldfocus.org's radio show looks back to the roots of U.S.-Cuban relations and forward to the potentially changing relations under President Barack Obama.

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