In 2017, Trump spelled out changes to U.S. policy toward Cuba, canceling the Obama-era approach and narrowing travel and business restrictions to apply pressure to the Cuban regime. He described the policy as undoing a "completely one-sided deal," and tied sanctions to political prisoner releases, elections, and allowing party legalization. The administration published benchmarks that, should be met, could change sanctions, while showing a tougher stance than the prior administration, building on long-standing objectives to challenge the Cuban government while preserving some options for engagement.
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President Trump made a major address on U.S.-Cuba relations from Miami
www.cbsnews.comPresident Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility Friday with a blistering denunciation of the island's communist government.
www.cbsnews.comCuba Archive - Recommendations for the Trump Administration
www.american.edu“Doors were starting to open, some that had been closed for more than 60 years. Until Donald Trump arrived.¨ How are the Cuba-US. Relations after governments changes?
www.americas.orgThis isn’t a strong statement on human rights. It’s a political sop to voters in Miami.
foreignpolicy.comIMPOSING SANCTIONS ON THE CUBAN REGIME: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order imposing new sanctions on the Cuban regime, protecting
www.whitehouse.govdiv President Donald J. Trump is changing the policy of the United States toward Cuba to achieve four objectives: 1. Enhance compliance with United States law—in particular the provisions that govern the embargo of Cuba and the ban on tourism; 2. Hold the Cuban regime accountable for oppression and human rights abuses ignored under the Obama policy; 3. Further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and those of the Cuban people; and 4. Lay the groundwork for...
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