Back during the campaign, Barack Obama’s “naive and irresponsible” pledge to engage in constructive diplomacy with “bad guy” nations was primarily debated in terms of Iran. So far, however, it seems to be having its greatest impact in Latin America. I’ve written previously about the infamous handshake with Hugo Chavez and earlier this week the US and Cuba agreed to resume talks on migration and postal issues. Now it seems that the Organization of American States is getting ready to reinvite Cuba to join the organization, another important step toward moving beyond the Cold War in Latin America.
Obviously, a lot of substantive issues remain, including the main elements of the US-backed embargo of Cuba and the continuing Castro-run dictatorship on the island. But we seem to have gotten to a point where both sides are trying to improve the relationship, rather than looking for pretexts over which to fight. And that’s a good thing.
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