Political position on Cuba of the leaders of the 118th U.S. Congress

Abstract

Relations between Cuba and the United States, after 1959, have been influenced by the unwillingness of successive North American governments to accept Cuban independence and self-determination. The historical conflict that emanates from this situation has scheduled the policy of confrontation maintained by United States towards the Island; which, to a large extent, has its origin in Congress. In addition to members of the most important parties and anti-Cuban congressmen, leadership positions have great relevance in establishing policy towards the Cuban nation. In this sense, the present work is interested in characterizing the political position held towards Cuba by the leaders of the 118th Congress of the United States (current), taking into account the influence that this may have on the bilateral relationship between both states. From the synthesis of the main features of the position towards Cuba of the leaders of the 118th Congress, a marked polarization is confirmed as the main trend: while the Democratic leaders advocate a rapprochement in various sectors, the Republicans promote the implementation of new measures coercive measures that limit the socioecono- mic development of the Cuban state.