By David Francis and Sabine Muscat
The Cold War-era deadlock between the United States and Cuba is over, marking a new age for U.S.-Cuban relations. The standoff began in 1962 with Soviet missiles pointed at the United States from Cuba. It ended yesterday when U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro made simultaneous TV announcements that both sides wanted to normalize diplomatic relations for the first time in more than 50 years. The release of U.S. citizen Alan Gross, imprisoned for five years in Cuba after being arrested for spying, was seen as a main precondition for the unexpected …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
