history of us-cuba relations

A Summary of the Debate on the Direction of U.S. Policy on Cuba

June 17, 2016June 16, 2016 by Cuba Journal

Over the years, although US lawmakers have agreed on the overall objectives of US policy toward Cuba – to help bring democracy and respect for human rights to the island – there have been several schools of thought about how to achieve those objectives. Some have advocated a policy of keeping maximum pressure on the … Read more

A Concise History of U.S. Relations with Cuba

March 1, 2016 by Simons Chase

Few countries have shared a history as colorful as the one between the US and Cuba. The marriage has experienced joy, scandal and debauchery – and today, normalization resembles as couple attempting to annul a divorce. Nuclear Annihilation Fearing a US retaliation after the 1959 revolution, Castro struck a deal with the Soviet Union to … Read more