The United States and the Global Economic Blockade of Cuba: A Study in Political Pressures on America's Allies.

CUBA; BRAZIL; UNITED States

The aim of this study is to provide an empirical basis for theories about political coalitions formed to apply economic sanctions against a target country. An excellent example is the economic blockade of Cuba by the United States, during which successive Republican and Democratic administrations have pursued economic measures to achieve a political objective. This study investigates the degree of cooperation and cleavage among Washington's capitalist-bloc allies with this effort to establish multilateral economic pressures against the Cuban Revolution. The analysis suggests that, despite the growth of economic competition during the 1960s and 1970s, such strains were not reflected at the level of political relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

L'objet de cette étude est de suppléer une base empirique aux théories concernant les coalitions politiques formées dans le but d'exercer des sanctions économiques à l'encontre du « pays en question ». Le blocus économique de Cuba mené par les États-Unis en est un exemple parfait de la situation pendant laquelle des administrations successives, républicaines et démocratiques, poursuivent des mesures économiques dans le but de réaliser leur objectif politique. Cette étude met en évidence le degré de coopération et d'adhésion des alliés du bloc des capitalistes de Washington tout en soulignant les mesures prises afin de polarizer les pressions économiques à l'encontre de la Révolution cubaine. L'analyse suggère que, malgré la compétition économique grandissante des années 1960 et 1970; cette attitude ne se reflète pas au niveau des relations politiques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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