[20190624]IN11120_古巴：特朗普政府扩大制裁.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Cuba: Trump Administration Expands Sanctions Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Updated June 24, 2019 Since April 2019, the Trump Administration has imposed a series of increasingly strong economic sanctions against Cuba, effectively ending the previous policy of engagement begun by the Obama Administration in 2014 that had eased some sanctions and moved toward the normalization of relations. As a result, U.S. policy toward Cuba again is centered on economic pressure aimed at influencing the Cuban governments behavior with regard to not only Cubas human rights record but also its support to the Venezuelan regime of Nicols Maduro. Congress traditionally has played an important role in shaping U.S. policy toward Cuba through legislation and oversight, but it has appeared divided over Cuba the past decade, with some favoring engagement and others favoring strong sanctions. Background: Trump Administration Ratchets Up Sanctions in 2017 In June 2017, President Trump issued a national security presidential memorandum on Cuba rolling back the Obama Administrations efforts to normalize relation