Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba, IPA: ), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south.
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Case Studies in Sanctions and Terrorism - Scholarly analysis from the Institute for International Economics includes timeline through 1999 of sanctions with intended goals, responses of other governments, and assessment of economic impact and success in achieving goals.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems. ]
Cuba Sanctions - From the US Treasury Department. Describes intent of embargo, with summary of regulations on travel, gifts, investments, and trade, and links to enabling legislation.
Meta Description: [ Sanctions program and country summaries as well as sanctions/regulations pertaining to Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction Nonprolifereation, Narcotics Trafficking, and Diamond Trading - Office of Foreign Assets Control ]
Press Briefing - Transcript of opening remarks and English-language portion of question and answer session where then-Secretary of State Albright announces changes in US policy.
Senate Hears Divergent Cuba Views - Defenders of the four-decade-old US embargo against Cuba said it has helped decimate the once-powerful Cuban military, while opponents said it has actually kept Castro in power.
Meta Description: [ Cuba news from independent journalist on the Island and other news sources ]
The US Blockade of Cuba - Annotated links to mid-90's articles and interviews on impact of the embargo. Mostly English, some Spanish.
Meta Description: [ World History Archives: The U.S. blockade of Cuba ]
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