Compare And Contrast Brickman And Conchita Mendez

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On October 22nd, the authors of Cuba: It Matters: Negotiations in a Changing World, Jay Brickman and Maria Conchita Mendez, presented key points in their work and moderated a discussion on U.S.-Cuban relations and Cuban international policy, mainly in the sectors of trade. The book deals mostly with what needs to be done in order to advance U.S.-Cuban relations from their current standing and the benefits that could arise from a change in policy. Thought the entirety of the discussion was remarkable, two key points caught my attention, specifically due to their ties with what has been studied in this course over the last two months. The book’s authors are Brickman, a U.S.-born vice president of an American maritime trading company, and Mendez,