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Jorge Mas Canosa and the Creation of Lobby Power Jorge Mas Canosa and the Creation of Lobby Power
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American Government Susceptibility to Lobby Power American Government Susceptibility to Lobby Power
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Some Consequences Relative to National Interests Some Consequences Relative to National Interests
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The Role of Congress The Role of Congress
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The Role of Political Opportunism The Role of Political Opportunism
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The Clinton Administration Confronts Old Issues The Clinton Administration Confronts Old Issues
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Sparking a Refugee Crisis Sparking a Refugee Crisis
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The Helms-Burton Act The Helms-Burton Act
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Facing the Trade Dilemma Facing the Trade Dilemma
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Holding to Custom and Tradition Holding to Custom and Tradition
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In Comes George W. Bush In Comes George W. Bush
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Conclusion Conclusion
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4 Privatizing National Interest—the Cuba Lobby
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Published:January 2009
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Abstract
The Cuba lobby is an excellent example of a special interest that continues to influence American foreign policy. Although Cuba poses little threat to American interests and policies, especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US continues to put pressure on the Castro regime in line with the interests of the Cuban American National Foundation, which was founded by Jorge Mas Canosa, who has an abiding hatred for Fidel Castro. With a considerable Cuban American community as its base, the CANF is able to push Congress to make uncompromising demands for action against Cuba, including the imposition of a trade embargo, the suspension of aid to Cuba as a condition to Soviet assistance, and the Helms-Burton Act, which sought to increase Cuba's economic isolation. By catering to the interest of the Cuba lobby, almost all other national interest-related foreign policy goals have been rendered irrelevant.
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