Terror Lists Crush Tourism Economies

Updated: 2025.08.20 2M ago 1 sources
State Sponsor of Terrorism status acts like a kill switch for travel insurance, payments, and routes, devastating destinations that rely on foreign visitors. Cuba’s redesignation coincided with a sharp economic and security deterioration despite long‑standing internal control. — It reframes 'terror' labels as powerful economic levers with downstream migration and security effects, not just moral signaling.

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The Cuban Conundrum: Fear, Loathing, and Stagnation in Havana and Miami
Juan David Rojas 2025.08.20 100% relevant
Trump’s 2021 SSOT designation for Cuba (advised by Marco Rubio) and the article’s account of post‑designation collapse in a tourism‑dependent economy.
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