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ABOUT OUR TOPIC:
Our conversation will cover U.S.-Cuba relations, Cuba’s deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, its internal challenges of governance and repression, as well as the prospects for a more peaceful, prosperous and secure future for the Cuban people.
Humanitarian conditions in Cuba are taking the country to increasingly perilous daily realities, such as food shortages, energy blackouts, limited pharmaceuticals, and economic constraints. Plus, many people are emigrating out of Cuba.
Cuba’s long-term alliance with authoritarian regimes including Venezuela, Russia, China, and Iran as well as its own one-state, one party principle of the Communist Party of Cuba, has not equipped it to respond to citizenry request for more freedom. Democratic opposition movements have been met with the Cuban regime’s use of repression and surveillance to maintain power. Young Cubans are playing an increasingly active role in demanding political change.
Carrie Filipetti's expert commentary will address U.S. policy towards Cuba, and the effects of sanctions and international pressure. If there were a will for a freer society, how would Cuba cobble together the national institutional leadership that is essential for economic reform and a democratic transition?
For a review of current conditions in Cuba within an historical, and current, context of U.S.-Cuba relations, we'll be discussing all this, and, more. Sign up today - click here: https://indianacouncilonworldaffairs.wildapricot.org/event-6780723
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Carrie Filipetti is the Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition, a Washington, D.C. based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is a network of foreign policy leaders who advance the position that United States national security, prosperity, and freedom require a strong and proud foreign policy.
As a Distinguished Fellow at the Wilson Center, she contributes to policy analysis and public discourse, including testifying before Congress, briefing elected officials, and publishing articles in outlets such as The National Review, Fox News, The Washington Examiner, and The National Interest.
At the U.S. State Department, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Also, within the State Department, she served as Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela.
For the Havana Incidents Task Force, as Senior Advisor 2019-2000, she coordinated an inter-agency effort to address causes of unexplained health incidents affecting U.S. personnel, and to identify long-term care mechanisms.
For the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN), as a Senior Policy Advisor, she advised U.S. Ambassador Nikki R. Haley on issues related to counterterrorism, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere.
Carrie began her career as Director of a private family Foundation where she served as Director of Portfolio Management.
Graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in Religious Studies, she was both a Jefferson and Echol’s scholar. She has served as a volunteer EMT for Montgomery County, Maryland; as a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy; and as a board member of the Fired Up to Help, a non-profit focused on feeding first responders during local and national emergencies.
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