
Biden Moves to Unwind Key Elements of Cruel and Ineffective US-Cuba Policy; Cuba Announces Release of Prisoners
In response to the announcement by the Biden administration will lift the state sponsor of terror designation from Cuba and take other steps to provide relief to the Cuban people from key U.S. restrictions, Center for International Policy senior non-resident fellow María José Espinosa issued the following statement:
“Steps like removing the state sponsor of terror designation on Cuba are welcome if long overdue moves to avoid deepening the humanitarian crisis on the island. Decades of bad Cuba policy are the poster child for what is wrong with the overuse of sanctions: the regime endures, ordinary people suffer and the United States’ reputation is tarnished around the world. The designation was little more than a cruel act of political theater. The work of the Vatican to facilitate the release of a substantial number of prisoners is also an extremely positive development, and an example of how coordinating with partners to engage with Cuba can achieve important results.”
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