Sen. Richard Lugar (R‑IN), the highest ranking Republican in the Foreign Relations Committee, has released a minority staff draft report on U.S. policy towards Cuba. It states that Washington’s sanctions against Havana have failed to bring democracy to the island and it recommends lifting the embargo and engaging Cuba.

The report’s recommendations are very similar to those that Ian Vásquez and I wrote for Cato’s recently published Handbook for Policymakers.