President Trump is right in that the Obama administration’s opening to Cuba failed to produce any human rights or democratic changes on the island, but I’m afraid that Trump’s announcement that he will partially reverse existing policies will backfire.
Trump’s partial reversal of Obama’s opening to Cuba, which he announced with great fanfare in Miami on Friday, includes prohibiting US companies from doing business with companies affiliated with the Cuban military and partial restrictions on US tourism to the island.
On the other hand, Trump did not close down the US embassy in
