``Should Americans Be Allowed to Travel to Communist Cuba?'' A Lively Point-Counterpoint by Two Top Cuban Analysts in the Newly-Launched ``Cuban Affairs Journal''.CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Fla. -- A spirited discussion on whether the U.S. ban on travel to Cuba should be lifted is one of the highlights of the newly-launched "Cuban Affairs Journal," published by the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS ICCAS Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies ICCAS International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems ICCAS Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences ICCAS Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery ). The discussion is between the former Chief of Mission of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, James Cason and William M. LeoGrande, Dean of the School of Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. at American University American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. . In the point-counterpoint article on travel to Cuba, Cason writes that lifting the ban on Cuban travel at this time would send the wrong message. "Unilaterally lifting the travel ban at this historical juncture, at the end of a failed experiment, in exchange for nothing would be a major waste of U.S. leverage," Cason wrote. LeoGrande, on the other hand, believes that the U.S. imposed ban on travel is "punishment for punishment sake" and does nothing to help promote democracy in Cuba. "Cuban Affairs," makes its debut on-line this month to academics and Cuba watchers who subscribed to it. Besides the pro-con debate on travel to Cuba, the English-language electronic journal's first edition carries articles on the Cuba/Venezuela connection, Cuba/China connection, Cuba's economic policy, and analysis of Cuba after Castro by Brian Latell, former CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). Director for Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and now a Senior Research Associate at ICCAS. "Cuban Affairs" will also publish book reviews and an updated chronology of events on the island for 2005. The electronic journal provides immediate delivery, more up-to-date articles and a fast way to archive it. The journal will be easy to download to keep as a hard copy. The cost of the journal is $25 for a year's subscription to individuals. Institutional subscriptions are $95. To subscribe, log on to http://www.cubanaffairsjournal.org or call 305-284-CUBA (2822). |
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