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A Change in the Tide: Obama’s Foreign Policy Goal to Renew Cuban-US Relations Sparks Domestic Challenges

BY MELISSA JORDON – The United States placed an embargo on Cuba in 1961. Over half a century later, on December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama ordered diplomatic relations be opened with Cuba as a result of a prisoner exchange negotiated with Raúl Castro and mediated by Pope Francis.[1] The executive order from the White House […]

The WTO Passed Down Its Third Adverse Ruling Against The United States Country Of Origin Labeling Statute And One More US Appeal Could Trigger Retaliatory Tariffs.

BY AUDREY DIAS – On October 20, 2014, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the United States’ amended country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef and pork products are discriminatory and in violation of international fair trade rules.[1] This is the third adverse WTO ruling since 2011 against the United States in the ongoing dispute over its COOL […]