A look at key events in modern US-Cuba relations. — -- Fidel Castro's rule of Cuba began in 1959 -- when he became the island nation's prime minister -- until 2008, when he transferred power ...

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in more than half a century, the leader of Cuba won't be named Castro. Raul Castro became president in 2008 after his brother Fidel -- the revolutionary and ruler ...

Examples of Cuba’s people-oriented international relations are shown by its readiness to be part of regional institutions that promote cooperation over competition like ALBA and CELAC, but ...

The Foreign Ministry reiterated that position shortly after the two presidents announced the normalization of diplomatic relations. Moreover, Cuba has a long list of Cuban Americans guilty of ...

On July 1, however, the issues were resolved and the U.S. and Cuba exchanged diplomatic notes agreeing that the date for the restoration of full relations would be July 20.

Thanks to extra-territoriality provisions in 1992’s Torricelli act and 1996’s Helms-Burton Act, foreign companies trading with Cuba and many international banks have been slapped with multi ...

The impact of lower oil prices on international relations is evident in Cuba’s new stance toward its northern neighbor. In the same way that it replaced the Soviet Union with Venezuela, ...

Cuba-U.S. Relations: ... a 6-year-old Cuban boy whose mother died at sea on their way over in 1999 and who became the center of an international custody dispute that highlighted the contentious ...

Near the beginning of a speech on Dec. 17 announcing that the U.S. and Cuba would begin to resume full diplomatic relations after more than 50 years, President Barack Obama made a personal aside ...

But Jorge Duany, who directs the Cuba Research Institute at Florida International University, says none of the issues separating the U.S. and Cuba will be resolved by a handshake alone.

The US and Cuba are at an impasse over expanding relations. The Biden administration says Cuba needs to address human rights concerns before more progress can be made on diplomatic ties.