ABSTRACT
During the Cold War, the conflict between Cuba and the United States was marked by a series of confrontations in the national security arena that, in some cases, raised international tensions to a frightening level. As the end of the Cold War unfolded in the late 1980s and early 90s, many of the main concerns of the US Cuba policy disappeared. The factors that heighten tension in every area of Cuba-United States relations are not all historical ones. For the United States, seeking broader cooperation with Cuba on security issues is not a high priority matter, although conversations on security issues began in the bilateral working groups launched in 2015. The George H. W. Bush administration was committed to creating a “new world order,” which had no room for showing tolerance toward a socialist Cuba ninety miles away. In addition, the Torricelli Act included so-called measures for increasing contact with the Cuban people.
