With their simultaneous announcements on December 17, 2014, that the United States and
Cuba would seek to restore diplomatic relations and pursue full normalization of relations …

Abstract O n December 17, 2014, three days after Havana celebrated the tenth anniversary
of the official creation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (or ALBA, its acronym in …

Cuba and the United States were already, in some respects, exemplary neighbors before
Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced on December 17, 2014, their …

Latin America is threatened by a number of non-traditional security risks-drug trafficking,
illicit migration, transnational crime, and environmental hazards are only some. The Cold …

in the summer of 2015, cuba reestablished full diplomatic relations with the United States
after a hiatus of more than 50 years. That event, which included the reopening of the US …

For long-time observers of Cuban-US relations, and for anyone concerned with Cuban
affairs,“17D” has become universally recognized as shorthand for the December morning in …

28 participate, to the strengthening of its diverse international alliances. For example, in
opposition to US-dominated “Pan-Americanism,” the Revolution has always posited the …

Following the election of Mauricio Funes to the presidency of El Salvador in 2009, relations
between Cuba and Latin America came full circle. El Salvador subsequently restored …

On December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro shocked the
world by announcing in simultaneous television broadcasts that they had reached …

Cuba and the United States have been at odds since Fidel Castro seized power in 1959.
While successive US administrations have employed tough measures, including prolonged …