Dr William Rowlandson, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, in the Department of Modern Languages has had an article entitled ‘Explainer: the long, complicated history of the US at Guantánamo Bay’ published online by The Conversation.
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In the article William, looks at the history of Guantánamo Bay against the back drop of President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba, which has been heralded as a “new beginning” for Washington and Havana. The American embassy in the Cuban capital has been reopened, and travel restrictions for US citizens are being relaxed. But despite their so-called ‘thaw’, the US’s relationship with Cuba is still deeply tangled. It has been since the 19th century – and central to the two countries’ ugly history is Guantánamo Bay.
The full article is available at: https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-long-complicated-history-of-the-us-at-guantanamo-bay-53922