Abstract (eng)
Abstract
“It`s not all just rum and cigars“
The effects of the U.S. Embargo against Cuba
Having visited Cuba in April, 2015, just a few months after United States President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro decided to re-establish diplomatic relations, which lead to the removal of Cuba from the list of countries that support terrorism, I decided that I wanted to engage further with the effects of that famous embargo and explore the actual consequences that Cuban people have to live with on a daily basis. This thesis is based on field research and document analysis. The theoretical framework includes, structural realism after Kenneth Waltz as well as the definition of power after Joseph Nye. This research is important to raise awareness of the harm political decisions can cause to civilians. I concluded, that the effects of the American policy against Cuba stretch from anything to everything and have a tremendous effect on Cubas economic, political and social level.