CDA IN THE NEWS: Emily Mendrala in Cuba Posible

Emily Mendrala, executive director of the Center for Democracy in the Americas, published an article Cuba Posible on the State Department’s decision to expel Cuban diplomats from the Washington. The full article can be accessed here. For a brief excerpt, see below.

Understaffed embassies in both capitals will undermine engagement on issues of mutual concern and complicate visa processing, dividing Cuban families. Through its diplomatic presence in Havana, the U.S. has held numerous bilateral dialogues and signed agreements with Cuba on issues including cooperation in law enforcement and national security, environmental protection, and public health. These exchanges have had tangible effects—massive increases in the seizure of narcotics and the resumption of commercial flights between the two countries, to name a few. This type of cooperation and dialogue will undoubtedly diminish.

Read more here.

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