Cato Scholar Comments on the EU Scrapping Cuba Sanctions (Daniel T. Griswold, director, Center...

Daniel T. Griswold, director, Center for Trade Policy Studies: The European Union's decision to repeal certain sanctions against Cuba further isolates the United States. For almost half a century, the U.S. government has enforced a comprehensive embargo in a failed effort to change the Castro regime. The change in leadership in Cuba and the modest reforms underway there provide an opportunity for the United States to allow more commercial contact between the American and Cuban people. Trade and travel, not sanctions, are the best way to encourage change... [read full story]