International Community
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
The agreement calls for "a process of dialogue" in line with OAS "practices, proposals and principles" _ a veiled allusion to agreements on human rights and democracy
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
This is excellent news and demonstrates Obama's willingness to replace inertia and incrementalism with some serious strategic shifts
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
Unfortunately, lifting Cuba's suspension without conditions would neuter the democratic norms of the region in the name of defending sovereignty
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
The OAS Ministerial in Honduras
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
The member nations of the OAS showed flexibility and openness today, and as a result we reached a consensus that focuses on the future instead of the past: Cuba can come back into the OAS in the future if the OAS decides that its participation meets the p
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
The diplomatic tug of war underscored how U.S. isolation of Cuba, long a hot-button topic in the United States, has emerged as a barrier in the Obama administration's outreach efforts
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
Intervention During the Plenary Session Regarding Cuba and the OAS
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
American officials did not rule out that Nicaragua and Venezuela might force a vote on readmitting Cuba without any conditions. And they might be able to round up a majority of members
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
Cuba's readmission to the OAS is overdue, its absence more a Cold War relic than a statement of modern diplomacy. But a short delay may be useful if it allows the Obama administration and Cuban President Raul Castro's government more time
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
There is now a real possibility that the US, the only American country which does not have diplomatic relations with Cuba, will be outvoted at the OAS