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Retire outdated policy and normalize relations with Cuba

Over 50 years of economic sanctions against Cuba failed to produce regime change or more freedom for the Cuban people. Normalization could also hold numerous economic, diplomatic, and security benefits for the United States.

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CUBA EXPERTS

Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

Defense Priorities

Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

Defense Priorities

Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

Defense Priorities

Christopher
McCallion

Fellow

Defense Priorities

Alexander
Downes

Non-Resident Fellow

Defense Priorities

Op-edCuba, Western Hemisphere

Trump Shouldn’t Make Another Iran Mistake in Cuba

By Christopher McCallion

August 17, 2026

Even as the Trump administration doubles down on its failed Iran war, it’s also laying the groundwork for military action much closer […]

In the mediaCuba, Western Hemisphere

Cuba’s Slow Collapse: Blackouts, Hunger, and a Regime Running Out of Road

Featuring Daniel DePetris

July 20, 2026

In the mediaWestern Hemisphere, Cuba, Venezuela

What Lindsey Graham’s death could mean for U.S. foreign policy

Featuring Daniel DePetris

July 13, 2026

Symposia: Americas first: A shift to hemispheric defense

Washington has recently pursued a more aggressive policy approach toward the Western Hemisphere. Defense Priorities organized this symposium to encourage thinking about this change and articulate what U.S. hemispheric defense should—and shouldn’t—look like. Top experts shared their insights in an effort to inform and improve U.S. policy. Each contributor provided an answer to the question: “What is the most prudent way to pursue a foreign policy focused on hemispheric defense?”