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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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Cuba–United States relations	8
United States–Cuba relations canonical	8
U.S.–Cuba relations	4
United States embargo against Cuba	3
Cuban–American relations	1
Cuban–U.S. relations	1
Cuba–United States diplomatic break	1
U.S. economic embargo on Cuba	1
U.S.–Cuban diplomacy	1
United States foreign policy toward Cuba	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 ⓘ

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Subject: United States–Cuba relations
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (30)

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

Bay of Pigs Invasion → partOf → United States–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

Fidel Castro → subjectOf → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

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

Cuban Revolution → effect → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States diplomatic break

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

this entity surface form: United States embargo against Cuba

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

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

Mariel boatlift → hasSignificantImpactOn → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

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

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

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

this entity surface form: United States embargo against Cuba

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

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

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Girón Beach → partOfConflict → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Provisional Governor of Cuba → historyOfTopic → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuban–American relations

Radio Martí → subjectOf → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

Cuban Adjustment Act → relatedTo → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

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

Mariel → relatedTo → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis → mainSubject → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Fair Play for Cuba Committee leafleting in New Orleans → hasSubject → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

U.S. Ambassador to Cuba → associatedWith → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

U.S. Ambassador to Cuba → category → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

Cien horas con Fidel (as a contributor/interviewee) → about → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

subject surface form: Cien horas con Fidel

Joint Resolution of Congress for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba (1898) → subjectOf → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States foreign policy toward Cuba

Philip Brenner → fieldOfWork → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

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

Alejandro Castro Espín → topicOfWork → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Zapata Plan → conflict → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Bay of Pigs invasion site → conflict → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Title IV – Exclusion of Certain Aliens → legalArea → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

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

Torricelli Act → affects → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations

Embassy of Switzerland in Havana → associatedWith → United States–Cuba relations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuba–United States relations