In 2017, President Trump announced changes to U.S. policy toward Cuba, reversing the Obama-era approach and restricting travel and business restrictions to apply pressure to the Cuban regime. He described the policy as reversing a "completely one-sided deal," and tied sanctions to political prisoner releases, free electoral processes, and allowing party legalization. The administration published benchmarks that, once met, could modify sanctions, while showing a more stringent stance than the prior administration, building on long-standing objectives to pressure the Cuban government while keeping some avenues for engagement.
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This isn’t a strong statement on human rights. It’s a political sop to voters in Miami.
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