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Date: Feb 27, 2025
Time: utc
Location: Online
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CCSI | Webinar: Sanctions Against Cuba: Impact, Legality, and Potential for Change | February 27, 2025
Co-organized by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and Progressive International, this webinar explored the multifaceted issue of sanctions against Cuba, bringing together experts and stakeholders to discuss the sanctions’ impact, legality, and potential for change.
Panelists:
Moderator: David Adler
Agenda: (20-minute presentations with 10 minutes for Q&A)
9:00 – 9:30am: A Brief History and Timeline of America’s Sanctions on Cuba. Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.
9:30 – 10:00am: Impediments to the Delivery of Essential Goods and Humanitarian Aid to the Countries Affected by UCMs. Alena Douhan.
10:00 – 10:30am: The Economic Impacts of US Sanctions on Cuba, Prof. Francisco Rodriguez.
10:30 – 11:00am: International Law and US Sanctions on Cuba. Alfred de Zayas.
11:00 – 11:40am: Strengthening Cuba’s Economic Relations with Latin America, the BRICS, EU, and Africa. Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, & David Adler.
11:40am – 12:00pm: Closing remarks
