US Cuba Relations by Gabriel Bennett

-Cuba and the U.S. have restored diplomatic relations, however the U.S. still maintains its trade embargo.

-Obama and Raul Castro began normalizing relations in 2014.

-2014 was the first time in 50 years that U.S. airlines offered flights to Cuba.

-U.S. pushes for human rights reform in Cuba as part of emerging diplomacy under the Obama presidency.

-Trump suspended progress towards normalizing relations in 2017.

Does the U.S. continue its embargo as a way of 'holding a grudge' over events from 1959?

Do escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia do anything to antagonize the relationship between Cuba and the U.S.?

What has been the response from Cuban youth to students form Calarts?

Do you think this years trip will be different than past trips due to the election of Trump?

Have there been any complications around organizing the trip this year after the election of Trump?


Works Cited:

Wiki: US - Cuba Relations

“Cuba–United States Relations.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Oct. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations.

Cfr.org

“U.S.-Cuba Relations.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-cuba-relations.