Foreword
Every year since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning the United States’ economic embargo on Cuba, declaring it a violation of the UN Charter and international law, and every year, the United States has opposed it — until now. On October 26, 2016, the United States, for the first time, abstained from the UN vote altogether, a reflection of President Barack Obama’s position that the time has come to normalize U.S.–Cuban ties. For more than five decades, the United States has maintained an embargo on Cuba through laws, regulations, and presidential directives relating to trade,…
