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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … Again

Ted Piccone, October 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … AgainFor the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly unequivocally calls for the end of the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Ted Piccone examines the long-running dispute between the international community and the United States and offers suggestions for the future of U.S.-Cuba relations. Read More

Cuba, United Nations, Sanctions, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioNatural Disasters: Thinking Beyond Immediate Response

Elizabeth Ferris, October 02, 2009, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Natural Disasters: Thinking Beyond Immediate ResponseThe tragic earthquake in Sumatra, the tsunami in Samoa and the typhoon that hit the Philippines are just the latest in an increasing number of natural disasters. Last year alone natural disasters affected over 200 million people, killing 16,000 and displacing close to 50 million. Elizabeth Ferris evaluates the international capacity to respond to major disasters and argues that more should be done to reduce their impact. Read More

Asia, Indonesia, Natural Disasters, Cuba, Climate Change

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Save to My PortfolioCrossroads on Cuba: Will Democracy or Sovereignty Prevail?

Ted Piccone, June 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Crossroads on Cuba: Will Democracy or Sovereignty Prevail?Ted Piccone writes that the future of the Organization of American States (OAS) depends on how it manages the readmission of Cuba to the regional organization. Piccone urges member states not to depart from the organization’s core democratic and human rights principles. Read More

Cuba, Latin America, Democracy Promotion, International Organizations, Human Rights

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Save to My PortfolioObama off to Good Start in Latin America

Abraham F. Lowenthal, May 04, 2009, The Miami Herald

Abe Lowenthal writes that among the important accomplishments by President Obama in his first 100 days has been a major step forward in U.S. relations with our neighbors in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lowenthal outlines policies the United States should pursue in the Americas and reminds the administration to keep it simple in the region. Read More

Latin America, Central America, South America, Foreign Policy, Cuba

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioA New Era for U.S.-Cuba Relations on Marine and Coastal Resources Conservation

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

Preserving Cuba’s biodiversity is critically important to the natural resources and economies of coastal communities in the United States and other neighboring countries. On April 28, the Brookings Institution and the Environmental Defense Fund will host a discussion on U.S.-Cuba relations on marine and coastal resources conservation. Read More

Cuba, Environment, Global Environment

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama at the Summit of the Americas

Kevin Casas-Zamora, April 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution

All things considered, the Summit was a success for the President and for the U.S. writes Kevin Casas-Zamora. He concludes that despite the dearth of immediate results, the mutation in tone under Obama will lead in due course to concrete changes in the U.S. relationship with the region. Read More

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Diplomacy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioA New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement with Cuba

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

As the White House and Congress struggle to reshape U.S. policy toward Cuba, the Brookings Institution launched a new report on U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition, entitled Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement. Brookings suggests a path forward on travel, trade, human rights and diplomatic engagement – all focused on helping Cubans define a democratic course for Cuba. Read More

Cuba, Latin America, Foreign Policy, Sanctions, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWill Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?

Ted Piccone, April 14, 2009, The Huffington Post

Will Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?As the Summit of the Americas draws near, Ted Piccone analyzes Obama's debut before the hemisphere’s main gathering of democratically elected leaders and discusses what should come from the meeting. Piccone believes Obama should lead by example by implementing human rights reforms at home and by reminding colleagues they share a responsibility to follow universal democratic standards. Read More

Democracy Promotion, Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Human Rights, Cuba

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Save to My PortfolioCuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement

Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition, April 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive EngagementThe Obama administration announced changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including lifting the ban on some types of travel between the two nations. This change represents a major shift in U.S. policy. A new Brookings report recommends further short-term and longer-term changes. Read More

Cuba, Foreign Policy, Latin America, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioThe Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for Action

April 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for ActionLeaders of the Western Hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-19, 2009 for the fifth Summit of the Americas. In a series of commentary articles focused on the summit's agenda and key challenges, Brookings experts discuss critical economic, social, energy and climate change issues facing the leaders attending the summit and propose recommendations for policy action. Read More

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Global Economics, South America, Central America

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioThe Summit of the Americas and Regional Development Banks

Mauricio Cárdenas, April 10, 2009

Mauricio Cárdenas, director of the Latin America Initiative, says the focus of the fifth Summit of the Americas will be the global economic crisis. He also explains that the nations need to agree on strengthening regional development banks and that certain countries need open trade.

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Developing Countries, Development, Trade

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioWeak States and the Summit of the Americas

Vanda Felbab-Brown, April 08, 2009

Weak States and the Summit of the AmericasVanda Felbab-Brown previews the Summit of the Americas talks opening this week in Trinidad and Tobago and outlines some of the key political, economic and social issues up for discussion, including the role of the United States.

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Cuba, South America, Central America

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change

Wednesday, April 01, 2009
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for ChangeOn April 1, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the upcoming Summit of the Americas and the recently released book, The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change (Brookings Institution Press, 2009), edited by Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Abraham F. Lowenthal, Brookings Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Theodore J. Piccone and University of Oxford Fellow Laurence Whitehead. Read More

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Trade, Development, Democracy Promotion

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change

Abraham F. Lowenthal, Ted Piccone, Laurence Whitehead and Foreword by Strobe Talbott, April 01, 2009

The Obama administration inherits a daunting set of domestic and international policy challenges. The Obama Administration and the Americas, however, argues that the new administration should focus early and strategically on Latin America. Read More

Latin America, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Diplomacy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRoadmap for Engagement with Cuba

U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition, February 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Roadmap for Engagement with CubaUnder the auspices of the project “U.S. Policy toward a Cuba in Transition,” nineteen distinguished academics, opinion leaders and diplomats committed themselves to seeking ways to improve U.S.-Cuba policy. A great lesson of democracy is that it cannot be imposed; it must come from within. The project members find that U.S. policy should encompass the political, economic and diplomatic tools that are needed to help the Cuban people find the political space that is essential to engage in and direct the politics of their country. Read More

Cuba, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, International Relations, Latin America

In Brief

Cuba faces a major transition as an increasingly frail Fidel Castro, who came into power in 1959, cedes authority to his brother Raul. Brookings experts are examining the dynamics of change that can take place within the government of Cuba, its military, the intelligence services, the general population, the Afro-Cuban community and youth.

Featured Experts

Ted Piccone

Ted Piccone

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Foreign Policy

Ted Piccone is a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for Foreign Policy at Brookings. Piccone specializes in U.S.-Latin American relations; global democracy and human rights; and multilateral affairs. Piccone serves as an advisor to the Club of Madrid and has served on the National Security Council, at the State Department and Pentagon.
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Raj M. Desai

Raj M. Desai

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Wolfensohn Center for Development

Raj Desai focuses on the political economy of development, economic adjustment and market reform and the business environment of developing countries. His current research includes poverty reduction and economic policy reform in developing countries. He also is a professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
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Abraham F. Lowenthal

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Abe Lowenthal is the first Robert F. Erburu Professor of Ethics, Globalization and Development at the University of Southern California, where he is also a professor of international relations. Founding president of the Pacific Council on International Policy, Lowenthal is currently the organization’s president emeritus and a senior fellow. He is internationally recognized as a leading authority on Latin America.
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