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U.S. Announces New Sanctions against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua

By Bruce Zagaris On April 17, 2019, the United States government announced new sanctions against Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. In a Miami speech, National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the Trump administration is reimposing limits on the amount of money … Continue reading

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In Targeting Venezuela, The Trump Administration Targets Cuba

On April 5, 2019, the Trump administration announced its decision to issue sanctions against 34 ships owned or operated by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., the state-run oil company. The administration also levied sanctions against two international companies that ship Venezuelan … Continue reading

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Perros desamparados en Cuba [Homeless Dogs in Cuba] (Rene Gómez Manzano)–Fighting Against Animal Abuse in the Caribbean

Pix credit Animal rights is not a conceit of developed states. There are those in the Caribbean who have also become much more active in the development of social knowledge of human dignity as expressed in human treatment of animals, … Continue reading

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U.S. State Department Adds New Hotels to Cuba Restricted List

On November 15, 2018, the U.S. State Department added several new Cuban hotels to its List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated with Cuba (“Cuba Restricted List”).  The recent update includes the additional of 16 hotels, with 26 newly identified … Continue reading

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The Affair of the Sonic Weapons Attack: Management, Containment and Control–Microwave Weapons and the State Department Cuba Accountability Review Board Report

(Pix credit "Microwave Weapons" (11 Sept. 2015), Weapons and Warfare)From the start, the Affair of the Sonic Weapons Attack has amounted to a series of curious turns. Each of these twists and turns has provided a measure if illumination in … Continue reading

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