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R&D from Prepd: President Obama’s Visit to Cuba

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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)

[fblike] Since 1960, the United States has maintained an economic embargo on Cuba, an island nation just ninety miles off the coast of Florida.  The embargo was an instrument of Cold War policymaking, as Cuba became a communist nation under … Continue reading

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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations. Ted Piccone: On #Cuba, Obama goes long and Castro holds on: http://t.co/BGh1s59hSv pic.twitter.com/ruGgM06iDE — Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) December 22, 2014 The overlooked part of the US … Continue reading

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R&D: The European Parliament Tells France to Stop Roma Expulsions, Amnesty International Condemns U.S. on Cuban Sanctions, and Serbia Backs Compromise UN Resolution on Kosovo

Here is your R&D for September 10th: Roma expulsions must stop now, MEPs tell France from the UK Telegraph The European Parliament has requested that France stop its forced deportations of Roma back to their home nations.  Although parliament can’t … Continue reading

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