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Arturo Lopez Levy

@turylevy

Arturo Lopez Levy is Fulbright Visiting Professor of International Relations at Univ Autonoma Madrid. He is an expert on Latin America, U.S. Politics and Cuba.

Oakland, California Katılım Mayıs 2011
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Arturo Lopez Levy
Arturo Lopez Levy@turylevy·
@RepJayapal denunciation of the humanitarian crisis in #Cuba is grounded in empirical evidence from her trip to the island and a human rights foreign policy. Trump's oil blockade should not be carried out “in our name.” Your critique of her objectivity is, at minimum, disingenuous. Your claim that she implies the United States is the sole actor responsible for the current situation is unpersuasive. You, not she, are the one using the word "only".
Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D.@MJ_Busta

My personal politics put me close to progressive Democrats on most issues. I am a long critic—or at least skeptic—of US sanctions on Cuba, including most recent measures that exact collective punishment. But this statement is extremely disappointing in its reductionism.

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I think she is right in her claim that US policy merits the main criticism. Trump's policy does not promote reforms or a democratic, peaceful transition; it promotes either the collapse of the Cuban political system, surrender, or entrenchment. @repJayapal is acknowledging a Cuban tit and is properly asking for an American tat, which is a minimal return to minimal international law humanitarian standards.
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Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D.
Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D.@MJ_Busta·
I quote: "The remaining obstacles to progress in Cuba now rest with the United States." That's where wording implies "only." US policy merits the criticism. There also many internal obstacles to "progress", broadly defined, I trust you would agree. Eso es todo.
Arturo Lopez Levy@turylevy

@RepJayapal denunciation of the humanitarian crisis in #Cuba is grounded in empirical evidence from her trip to the island and a human rights foreign policy. Trump's oil blockade should not be carried out “in our name.” Your critique of her objectivity is, at minimum, disingenuous. Your claim that she implies the United States is the sole actor responsible for the current situation is unpersuasive. You, not she, are the one using the word "only".

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Contrary to the dominant premises that often echo McCarthy-era patterns in contemporary Cuban Miami policy debates, the claim that the United States constitutes a principal remaining obstacle to Cuba's reform and democratic transition(I am not interested in the regime's collapse) is analytically sober. The argument does not deny the role of domestic Cuban factors, including correcting major Cuban structural flaws; rather, it posits that meaningful reform—short of capitulation—requires at least a major relaxation of the US economic war, particularly those constraints affecting energy access and economic activity with Cuban Americans and the rest of the world economy.
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Arturo Lopez Levy
Arturo Lopez Levy@turylevy·
The assertion by the congresswoman that the “remaining obstacles to progress” for Cuba rest with the United States, as originally formulated, without the qualifier “only” introduced by you, does not disregard Cuban demands for economic and political reform. On the contrary, @RepJayapal emphasizes the need for a sovereign policy space in which Cubans themselves can implement reforms, without the distorting effects of Trump's economic war and military threats. Under such coercion levels of widespread material deprivation, most reforms are likely destined to fail.
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Arturo Lopez Levy
Arturo Lopez Levy@turylevy·
@RepJayapal denunciation of the humanitarian crisis in #Cuba is grounded in empirical evidence from her trip to the island and a human rights foreign policy. Trump's oil blockade should not be carried out “in our name.” Your critique of her objectivity is, at minimum, disingenuous. Your claim that she implies the United States is the sole actor responsible for the current situation is unpersuasive. You, not she, are the one using the word "only".
Michael J Bustamante, Ph.D.@MJ_Busta

My personal politics put me close to progressive Democrats on most issues. I am a long critic—or at least skeptic—of US sanctions on Cuba, including most recent measures that exact collective punishment. But this statement is extremely disappointing in its reductionism.

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Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol@BillKristol·
A reminder here that we were negotiating with Iran in February, with the Strait open and Iran not even threatening to close it. Now we’re negotiating to re-open the Strait with Iran having succeeded in closing it and with more leverage. Epic failure. newrepublic.com/article/208794…
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NBC News PR@NBCNewsPR·
"@MeetThePress moderator @kwelkernbc has landed a sit down with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his first American television interview" "The interview was taped on Thursday morning in Cuba, with the first excerpt to be shown on Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. ET and on NBC Nightly News" deadline.com/2026/04/kriste…
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It is a disgrace for @RepMariaSalazar to attempt to shame those doing what is right, especially after advocating for the suffering of Cuban mothers and children as a necessary price for regime change. You cannot claim the moral high ground while weaponizing human misery.
Rep. María Elvira Salazar@RepMariaSalazar

Shameful. Two Members of Congress traveling to Cuba only to echo the dictatorship’s propaganda. Let’s be clear: the United States is not responsible for Cuba’s collapse. Decades of failed, corrupt communist policies are. Instead of photo ops, they should be working with us to hold the regime accountable and advance real change on the island, grounded in freedom, democracy, and American strength.

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24 horas de RNE@24horas_rne·
ENTREVISTA | @turylevy, analista internacional 🗣️"El movimiento MAGA está dividido [...] y se pregunta quién tiene el gran poder, si Israel o Estados Unidos" ▶️ rtve.es/rneaudio
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Rep. Ilhan Omar
Rep. Ilhan Omar@Ilhan·
Trump's oil blockade on Cuba is suffocating an entire nation. This is a clear, despotic attempt at regime change, and civilians are paying the price.
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Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder·
Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
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En reportaje de RTVC Noticias. sobre la situación el el Medio Oriente..
RTVC Noticias@RTVCnoticias

#Internacional | En Estados Unidos, la aceptación del presidente Donald Trump cayó a niveles históricamente bajos entre los sectores independientes. Analistas señalan que el descenso no solo se relaciona con la guerra con Irán, sino también con factores internos de la política y la economía del país. 🔴 En vivo por: 👉🏻 rtvcnoticias.com/senal-en-vivo

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RTVC Noticias
RTVC Noticias@RTVCnoticias·
#Internacional | En Estados Unidos, la aceptación del presidente Donald Trump cayó a niveles históricamente bajos entre los sectores independientes. Analistas señalan que el descenso no solo se relaciona con la guerra con Irán, sino también con factores internos de la política y la economía del país. 🔴 En vivo por: 👉🏻 rtvcnoticias.com/senal-en-vivo
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