Normalization of relations with the US is key to liberalization in Cuba. After all, such changes are best served not by imposing stifling sanctions, or through military “shock and awe” tactics, as in Iraq, but by socioeconomic improvement and diplomatic engagement by external powers.
对美关系正常化是古巴自由化的关键。毕竟，如此变化的最佳促进办法不是严厉制裁或军事“震慑”（shock and awe）策略（如伊拉克），而是社会经济改善和外部力量的外交接触。