2010
Oil, Energy, and Cooperation: A Trip Summary
July 8-12, 2010
The CDA hosted a trip to Cuba that took place July 8th through 12th 2010 for a delegation that consisted of our staff, 2 Congressional staff, and 3 energy experts. This trip had two dimensions: political and energy-related. CDA has been interested in Cuba’s off-shore oil resources for years.
2009
U.S. Policy, Reforms in Cuba, and the Future of Bilateral Relations: Report on the Senate Chiefs of Staff Delegation to Cuba
July 17-20, 2009
From July 17-July 20, 2009, the CDA sponsored a trip to Cuba for a bi-partisan delegation of seven Senate Chiefs of Staff. The delegation had an active schedule that included meetings with Cuban government officials, leaders of Cuba’s civil society, Cuban academics, eleven ambassadors from the European Union, foreign journalists, and with ordinary Cubans.
2008
Sep. 18-21 2008
Cuba in the last weeks was hit hard by 4 hurricanes and tropical storms. Hurricanes Gustav and Ike did in excess of $5 billion in damage to the island. Remarkably, only seven Cuban lives were lost. But millions of poor people who had nothing lost nearly everything – crops and food, homes and personal effects – and Cuba lost significant investments in utilities, infrastructure, and the means of production made over thirty years.
Cuba’s Reforms
June-July 2008
The delegation included both our staff and five senior staff experts from the U.S. Congress. On this trip, the delegation was able to meet with and interview several senior members of Cuba’s National Assembly. The questions we asked on this trip were focused primarily on Cuba’s reform process and U.S. policy.
As Cubans Debate Reforms
April 2008
In this report, we summarize what we learned from our research and interviews on the following key topics relating to the process of reform: the government’s decision to decentralize control over agriculture; the impact of removing restrictions on cell phones, consumer items, and tourist hotels; whether the national debate in Cuba is really contributing to the reform process; the implication of these developments for U.S. policy toward Cuba.
2007
U.S. Policy, Cuba’s Health Care System, and Cuba’s Future
November 2007
This delegation was organized for two purposes. The first was to learn more about political developments taking place in Cuba following speeches by acting Cuban president Raúl Castro and the U.S. president George Bush. The second was to focus on Cuba’s health care system, as a legacy of the Cuban revolution.
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