Centre for Democracy in the Americas

U.S. Sanctions Closing Doors to Iranian Students

By Bryant Harris
Even as the United States and European Union begin to lift some sanctions on Iran, U.S. law continues to prohibit some businesses that provide non-controversial services, such as online education, from operating in Iran and other countries.

Pressure Building for U.S. to Remove Cuba from ‘Terror Sponsor’ List

By Jared Metzker
Experts here are stepping up calls for the U.S. government to remove Cuba from an official list of "state sponsors of terrorism", arguing that the country's presence on the list is anachronistic and makes neither legal nor political sense.