US-Cuba: Foes no more
President Obama’s policy shift towards Cuba ushers in a new era with the Communist country.
The dramatic thaw in US ties with the Castro regime has been in the works for months. Now, Washington is moving to normalise relations with Havana.
Obama has yet to obtain consent from Congress before completely lifting sanctions against Washington’s longtime enemy.
But what’s behind this sudden shift? And why now?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Hugh O’Shaughnessy: Latin America correspondent for The Observer
Fransisco co Dominguez: lecturer at Middlesex University
Xavier Cortada: Cuban-American artist
Published On 18 Dec 2014