?? Sanctions Against Cuba webinar – join live for the wrap-up: https://lnkd.in/eDQJghsz Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs suggested various approaches on the future of U.S. unilateral coercive measures against Cuba: 1?? The U.S. Government could decide to lift the sanctions. "These sanctions are absurd from the U.S. point of view. American businesses would have an extremely active and profitable trade with Cuba. Many businesses know lifting the sanctions is in the U.S. interest." 2?? Cuba could strengthen trade with other trade partners, by promoting regional integration within Latin America (for example, through CELAC) and deepening ties with Europe, Southeast Asia, and other regions. 3?? Cuba, having recently joined the BRICS group, could join the non-dollar payment system BRICS countries are designing for trade among themselves, which would be impervious to U.S. sanctions. Sachs also endorsed the idea advocated by Alfred de Zayas: the United Nations General Assembly should request the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an advisory opinion on unilateral coercive measures (generally, not only as applied to Cuba). #Cuba #Sanctions #UNGA Jeffrey Sachs | Lisa Sachs | Martin Dietrich Brauch | Columbia Law School | Columbia Climate School | Varsha Gandikota | Alfred de Zayas | Francisco Rodriguez | Alena Douhan | Ben Baraga | Progressive International
