United States–Cuba relations

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bilateral relations international relations

United States–Cuba relations encompass the historically tense and often adversarial diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the two countries, shaped by Cold War conflicts, embargoes, and intermittent attempts at normalization.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States embargo against Cuba	3
Cuba–United States relations	2
U.S.–Cuba relations	2
Cuba–United States diplomatic break	1
U.S. economic embargo on Cuba	1
U.S.–Cuban diplomacy	1
United States typically votes against embargo resolutions	1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral relations ⓘ international relations ⓘ
affectedBy	Cuban domestic economic reforms ⓘ U.S. domestic politics ⓘ U.S. presidential administrations ⓘ collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ rise of leftist governments in Latin America in the 2000s ⓘ
began	19th century ⓘ
characterizedBy	U.S. political influence in Cuba before 1959 ⓘ asymmetrical power relationship ⓘ
contentiousIssue	Cuban support for leftist movements abroad during the Cold War ⓘ U.S. democracy promotion programs in Cuba ⓘ U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism ⓘ freedom of expression in Cuba ⓘ human rights in Cuba ⓘ political prisoners in Cuba ⓘ property claims of U.S. citizens and companies ⓘ
country1	United States of America ⓘ
country2	Cuba ⓘ surface form: Republic of Cuba
CubanLeaderInvolved	Fidel Castro ⓘ Miguel Díaz-Canel ⓘ Raúl Castro ⓘ
CubanPositionOnGuantanamo	demands return of territory ⓘ
diasporaInvolved	Cuban American community ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsRestoredYear	2015 ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsSeveredYear	1961 ⓘ
diplomaticStatus	restoration of diplomatic relations in 2015 ⓘ severed diplomatic relations in 1961 ⓘ
economicDimension	limited authorized trade in food and medicine ⓘ remittances from Cuban Americans ⓘ tourism-related travel under specific categories ⓘ
embargoCodifiedBy	Cuban Democracy Act ⓘ Helms–Burton Act ⓘ
embargoStartYear	1960 ⓘ
ideologicalConflict	Cold War ⓘ communism vs. capitalism ⓘ
involves	U.S. trade embargo against Cuba ⓘ cooperation on counter-narcotics ⓘ cooperation on environmental issues ⓘ cooperation on migration ⓘ easing of remittance limits ⓘ easing of travel restrictions ⓘ prisoner exchanges ⓘ
involvesEmbassy	Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Embassy of the United States in Havana ⓘ
involvesTerritory	U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
keyUSCity	Miami ⓘ
keyUSState	Florida ⓘ
legalBasisForGuantanamo	1903 lease agreements ⓘ
majorCrisis	Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ
majorCrisisYear	1961 ⓘ 1962 ⓘ
migrationIssue	Cuban immigration to the United States ⓘ
multilateralContext	Organization of American States ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolutions ⓘ surface form: United Nations General Assembly embargo resolutions
normalizationAttempt	Barack Obama presidency ⓘ surface form: Obama administration Cuba thaw
normalizationStartYear	2014 ⓘ
ongoingStatus	partially normalized but largely adversarial ⓘ
opposedLeader	Fidel Castro ⓘ
policyEndedYear	2017 ⓘ
policyName	United States–Cuba relations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States embargo against Cuba wet feet, dry feet policy ⓘ
primaryLanguageContext	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
publicOpinionFactor	views of Cuban American voters in Florida ⓘ
relatedAgreement	Platt Amendment ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
sanctionsType	economic sanctions ⓘ financial restrictions ⓘ travel restrictions ⓘ
securityDimension	alleged sonic incidents involving U.S. diplomats in Havana ⓘ counterterrorism cooperation in limited areas ⓘ intelligence activities ⓘ
significantEvent	Spanish–American War ⓘ
significantYear	1898 ⓘ 1959 ⓘ
turningPoint	Cuban Revolution ⓘ
UNVotePattern	Cuba sponsors resolutions against embargo ⓘ United States–Cuba relations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States typically votes against embargo resolutions annual UN resolutions calling for end to U.S. embargo ⓘ
USPositionOnGuantanamo	maintains lease as valid ⓘ
USPresidentInvolved	Barack Obama ⓘ Donald Trump ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Joe Biden ⓘ John F. Kennedy ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States–Cuba relations → UNVotePattern → United States–Cuba relations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States typically votes against embargo resolutions

Cuban Revolution → effect → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States diplomatic break

Cuban Liberty Council → focusesOn → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

Mariel boatlift → hasSignificantImpactOn → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Cuba relations

James G. Blight is a scholar of international relations and Cold War history → notableTopic → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

subject surface form: James G. Blight

this entity surface form: U.S.–Cuban diplomacy

Bay of Pigs Invasion → partOf → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

Girón Beach → partOfConflict → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

United States–Cuba relations → policyName → United States–Cuba relations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States embargo against Cuba

Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C. → relatedTo → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Helms–Burton Act → relatedTo → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States embargo against Cuba

wet feet, dry feet policy → relatedTo → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Cuba relations

Helms–Burton Act → subject → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States embargo against Cuba

Fidel Castro → subjectOf → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. economic embargo on Cuba