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The essay discusses the effect on the U.S. embargo of Cuba, begun in 1962, of factors such as the political shift in Latin America, the election of Barack Obama as U.S. President and the global financial crisis of 2008-09. It discusses the economic and humanitarian crisis in Cuba, known internally as the Special Period. It states that the Cuban government has shown signs of willingness to change and commends the U.S. for its more realistic understanding of the situation.

In this article the author discusses relations between the United States and Cuba. He claims that U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba can be measured by observation of the queue that forms outside of U.S. government office in Havana that issues visas for travel to the United States. he speculates on the state of U.S.-Cuba relations following the 2008 presidential elections.