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The relationship between the united states and cuba is a fascinating one. and not least in its peculiarity. joe biden has stuck with the trump sanctions. he has not lifted them and the cubans have used this as an excuse to say, it is a only the american�*s fault, if only they lifted the embargo, we could feed you, and everything would be right again. is it, kind of, a diplomatic mistake, do you think, to keep a country like cuba under this embargo and give them this brilliant excuse? there are...

You begin to understand why this broke out. but, i mean, this is, kind of, a biggertheme. its not just cuba. cuba is a political football in america, you have the miami cubans on the right and the american left who want to support the revolution, which is a totally corrupted one—party, one—family rule. theres nothing to support there. but whats interesting to me is if you think back to when south africa threw off apartheid in the early 905, when you think of iraq today, there is a generation...

With the powerful cuban - republicans at the moment, etc, etc. and so theres a little bit of politics in this. - at the moment, joe biden is being very specific. - yesterday, himself at the press conferencel with chancellor merkel, he referred to cuba - as a "failed state" - and he said we are not going to shift on remittances. fascinating. and it is one to watch, including the situation in south africa. let me ask each of you in the few minutes we have lest let me ask each of you in the few min...

Of which there are a huge number. i am not an expert inl the politics of florida, but i am told that it is a key part of it. l the democratic party are trying to defend themselves in key. races there — they dont want to pick a fight - with the powerful cuban - republicans at the moment, etc, etc. and so theres a little bit of politics in this. - at the moment, joe biden is being very specific. - yesterday, himself at the press - conference with chancellor merkel, he referred to cuba as a "fail...

And said we are not going to move on remittances. i fascinating. and it is one to watch, including the situation in south africa. let me ask each of you to tell us about some other things you think we should be watching that have not had enough attention so far. michael first. there is something going on in america. there is always something going on in america. this is vocal politics, a lot of us here in britain and around the world think joe bidens president and donald trump is making noise do...

And donald trump is making noise down in a maralargo, but hes done. the republican party and the crisis in american democracy is not done. and, earlier this week, the democrats in the texas state legislature fled — a loaded word — but they flew to washington so that there would not be a quorum, so no business could be transacted in the texas state legislature. why? because the republican majority wanted to change the rules on voting and to sharply curtail the ability of people to vote, parti...

Of their own, who have known nothing but post—dictatorship, pre—democratic, grotesquely corrupt societies. iraq — i mean, we dont talk enough about iraq, and theres demonstrations all the time. you know what kind of repression is needed to keep the lid on in egypt. we see what is happening in south africa, we see whats happening in cuba. and i think it is the long—noted demographic bulge. theres so many people, young people who want more, who, through the internet, through intervention b...

Cuba is a political football in america, you have the miami cubans on the right and the american left who want to support the revolution, which is a totally corrupted one party, one family rule. there is nothing to support there. what is interesting to me is when you think back to when south africa threw off apartheid in the early 905, when you think of iraq today, there is a generation of people who are 30 years old and they probably have started families of their own, who have known nothing bu...

He has not lifted them and the cubans have used as an excuse to say, it is a billy the american�*s fault, if only they lifted the embargo, we could feed you, everything would be right again. is it a diplomatic mistake, do you think, to keep a country like cuba under this embargo and give them this excuse? there are a lot of people - who say mr biden should see if he cannot be adopted - what mr 0bama did, particularly by opening up and relaxing sanctions, allowing - the remittances, all of that...

Something that will always stay with me, especially coming from germany. james, finally, on the relationship between united states and cuba. it is a fascinating one, not least in its peculiarity. joe biden is chuck with the trump sanctions —— stuck with the trump sanctions —— stuck with the trump sanctions —— stuck with the trump sanctions. is it a diplomatic mistake, do you think, to keep a country like cuba under that embargo? keep a country like cuba under that embaruo? . , .,, .,...