As 185 nations condemned U.S. sanctions on Cuba, FM Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla told Newsweek that "President Biden could change this situation with a signature." ...

Placement on the list translated into heavier sanctions on Cuba, which was already subject to a U.S. embargo on trade, and Cuba officials and other experts say it has had a major impact on the ...

Sanctions Didn't Help Cubans, Iranians or Venezuelans. They Won't Help Afghans. Economic punishment is taking a brutal toll during the pandemic. Natasha Hakimi Zapata August 24, 2021 ...

Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban American vote President Trump speaks during an event to honor Bay of Pigs veterans in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 23, 2020.

The U.S. government has both been stiffening up the blockade of Cuba and denying that sanctions have any impact on the functioning of the country (in fact, in 2021, then-White House press ...

The impact of remittances far predates Obama, however. Cuban economist Pavel Vidal of Javerian Pontifical University in Cali, Colombia, said they averaged about $2.1 billion over he whole period ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring Preside… ...

Here are 10 important takeaways from these changes, which took effect on January 16, 2015. 1. Impact on the Embargo - The comprehensive US embargo of Cuba remains in effect, as required by statute.

In his Nov. 18 speech at the Organization of American States, Secretary John Kerry failed to make a compelling case for keeping U.S. sanctions on Cuba. While correctly pointing out that the Monroe ...