U.S. Policy toward Cuba in the 1980s and 1990s

A central weakness in U.S. policy toward Cuba has been the undervaluation of the utility of negotiation and the overvaluation of the utility of penalties. The tendency has been to adopt symbolic policies toward Cuba in response to domestic political pressures in the United States. The record after o...

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Published in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 1994-05, Vol.533 (1), p.165-176
Main Author: Dominguez, Jorge I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilateral relations
CUBA
Foreign Policy
Foreign relations
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International relations-US
NEGOTIATE, NEGOTIATIONS
U.S.A
United States
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
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Summary:A central weakness in U.S. policy toward Cuba has been the undervaluation of the utility of negotiation and the overvaluation of the utility of penalties. The tendency has been to adopt symbolic policies toward Cuba in response to domestic political pressures in the United States. The record after over three decades, however, is plain: negotiation accomplished U.S. goals whereas exhortation and confrontation did not.
ISSN:0002-7162
1552-3349
DOI:10.1177/0002716294533001012