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Cuba

We track the state of the US-Cuba relationship, from President Obama’s historic rapprochement to President Trump’s reversal of Obama’s policies.

Religion
The two secret heroes of the US-Cuba deal: Pope Francis and CanadaThe two secret heroes of the US-Cuba deal: Pope Francis and Canada
Religion

How they quietly but crucially made normalization possible, over 18 long months.

By Max Fisher
World Politics
Watch: President Obama’s statement on CubaWatch: President Obama’s statement on Cuba
World Politics

Big changes are in the works.

By Joe Posner
World Politics
It’s long past time to end America’s idiotic embargo of CubaIt’s long past time to end America’s idiotic embargo of Cuba
World Politics

We don’t need a seventh decade of this nonsense.

By Matthew Yglesias
Cuba
The basics of the major new US-Cuba dealThe basics of the major new US-Cuba deal
Cuba

Here’s what we know so far

By Amanda Taub
Immigration
Major League Baseball’s human-trafficking problemMajor League Baseball’s human-trafficking problem
Immigration

Cuban baseball players are getting kidnapped and extorted on their way to the US

By Dara Lind