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28 <strong>SIPA</strong> NEWS Cuba Policy FOR A NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION By Dóra Beszterczey Since the end of the Cold War, a democratic transition in Cuba—not always qualified by the adjective “peaceful”—has been at the front and center of U.S. policy toward Havana. Cuba has remained one of the only countries in Latin America that had openly poor relations with the United States, and the vocal, largely anti-Castro Cuban-American community has lobbied strongly for his removal. But 17 years after its Soviet patron fell, the Castro regime is sailing on: as Fidel formally stepped down from power on February 24, 2008, the Cuban National Assembly named his younger brother, Raúl, 77, president of the Councils of State and Ministers.
A man cycles past a Cuban fl ag in Havana. U.S. President Barack Obama’s promise of change reached across the Florida Straits as Cubans said his victory over John McCain gave them hope for better relations with the United States and improvement in their own lives. <strong>SIPA</strong> NEWS 29
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