Editorial: The Cuba conundrum: Engagement vs. embargo
November 3, 2016
Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
In growing numbers Americans are invading Havana's Malecon — jogging, strolling and dancing to rumba buskers as waves pound the seawall. Cohibas clenched in teeth, they're toting away bottles of Havana Club rum, filling up Airbnb rooms and flying back to the states on JetBlue. U.S. hotel chains are planting stakes, as trade missions staffed by politicians and businesspeople stream in and out.
Momentum is building in the ongoing detente between the U.S. and Cuba. Yet, something still isn't right.