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Recent
Headlines: November 14, 2009
Castro as commentator on US politics , Associated Press (11/14/09)
Obama's Cuba policy in spotlight at BU , Boston Globe (11/4/09)
Could the U.S.-Cuba Travel Ban End Soon? , Time (11/4/09)
Cuba Needs No “Intermediaries” to Speak with U.S. , Latin American Herald Tribune (10/28/09)
Castro's Sister Says She Worked With the C.I.A. , New York Times (10/26/09)
Diplomat Robert Pastor reflects on Cuban relations, looks ahead to new opportunity , Miami Herald (10/25/09)
In Cuba, N.O. mayor talks disaster response, trade , Miami Herald (10/20/09)
CIA records: Cuban exile informed on colleagues , Associated Press (10/6/09)
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Featured
Article
U.S. Cuban Cooperation in the face of Hurricanes and other Natural Disasters, IPR by Ted Carroll and Wayne Smith (November 2009)
The U.S., the Supreme Court and the Case of the Cuban Five, by Wayne Smith (6/30/2009)
 Conference on Expanding Agricultural Trade With Cuba, Sponsored by CIP (6/5/2009)
Disaster Relief Management in Cuba,by Jonathan Keyser and Wayne Smith (5/22/2009)
 Time to abandon our failed Cuba Policy, by Wayne Smith (4/1/2009)
U.S.-Cuba policy: Time to end deceitful travel controls, op-ed by Wayne Smith in the South Florida Sun Sentinel (3/29/2009)
Time to re-engage Cuba, at last, by Wayne Smith (1/31/2009)
 An opening to Cuba can Give Obama Momentum Internationally, by Wayne Smith (1/7/2009)
Reducing
Risks, Avoiding Disaster: Managing Hurricanes the Cuban Way, by Jennifer Schuett
and Eva Silkwood (8/2008)
 CIP
Conference Report: Escaping Justice: A Conference on Exile Terrorism (8/2008)
Return
of the Good Neighbor, by Wayne Smith (8/14/08)
Cuba rejects increased Russian-Cuban Military Cooperation, by Wayne Smith (8/13/08)
More articles by Wayne Smith can be found here.
News:
Recent coverage in the media about Cuba and comments by Senior Fellow Wayne
S. Smith.
Cuba
and Terrorism: Read about Luis
Posada Carriles, Cuba on the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism, Cuban
exile terrorism, and post-9/11 US-Cuba relations.
Travel
Ban: Learn about the Freedom to Travel Campaign,
recent news, and real-life stories about people affected by the ban tracked by
CDA,
LAWG
and WOLA
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Alerts:
U.S. State Department releases annual terror list:
Despite a scarcity of evidence linking Cuba to international terrorism, the United States government formally designated Cuba, along with Iran, Syria and Sudan, as sponsors of terrorism
Offical Response: Wayne Smith
Previous responses:
(2008) (2007) (2006) (2005)
Delegation led by Wayne Smith examines hurricane preparation and relief efforts in Cuba
April 22-25, 2009
TV coverage of conference
President Obama orders the removal of all travel and remittance restrictions for Cuban Americans
The policy changes also include relaxing restrictions on items included in gift parcels and issuing licesnse to telecommunications firms to provide television and interent services
April 13, 2009
Statements and reactions to the president's policy changes:
Offical statement by Wayne Smith regarding policy changes
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Retired Military Generals letter to President Obama
Other reactions
Legislative Updates:
Numerous legislative acts have been proposed relating to trade, travel and lifting the embargo:
Cuba Reconciliation Act (H.R. 188)
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (H.R. 874, S. 428)
Export Freedom to Cuba Act (H.R. 1528)
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cub Act (H.R. 1531) Free Trade with Cuba Act (H.R. 1530)
March 20, 2009
Cuba
Links: Information about human rights/policy
NGOs, trade, US and Cuban govt sites, travel, study abroad in Cuba, etc.
About Us: The CIP Cuba program opposes the current
containment policy towards Cuba and seeks a policy that will be productive in
terms of real US interests and objectives. Read about our mission, the conferences
& delegations we have hosted, and our recent publications.
Staff:
CIP's Cuba Program is headed by Wayne
S. Smith
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Coalition to Defend Educational Travel Support
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