Glossary of Related Terms
- Brothers to the Rescue
- Miami based Anti-Castro group responsible for dropping Anti-Castro literature over Havana that precipitated the passing of the Helms Burton Act
- conservative viewpoint
- considers states as the primary actors in international relations, favors unchanging political structures, and views society as a whole as the most important recipient of international relations
- European Union (EU)
- a group of European states joined together for the purpose of economic stability
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
- world organization founded in 1947 for the purpose of working towards freer trade on a multilateral basis
- liberal viewpoint
- considers states as the primary actors in international relations, favors changing political structures, and views individuals as the most important recipients of international relations
- Helms-Burton Act
- an act passed by the United States government strengthening the embargo on Cuba to punish foreign companies that do business with Cuba
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- an organization composed of Latin American states and the United States; formed to promote collective security
- revolutionary viewpoint
- considers classes as the primary actors in international relations, favors changing political structures, and views society as a whole as the most important recipient of international relations
- sanctions
- agreements among states to cease trade with a state that has violated international law
- trafficking
- the commercial exchange of goods (often implies a negative connotation)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- established by GATT members in 1995 to enforce free trade of manufactured goods, services, and intellectual property
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