ABSTRACT
The US foreign policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean region went through various adjustments throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, but its main direction was mainly guided by the Monroe Doctrine (1823) and its corollaries. Cuba has always had a special place in this complex, often convoluted coordinate system. In the historiography of this Caribbean country, its relations to the United States receive special attention and both have significant roles in each other’s foreign policy. Cuba has always filled a crucial role in the life of the American continent from both geopolitical and geostrategic aspects, and its geographical proximity to Florida links it directly to its northern neighbor. The aim of this chapter is to highlight the most important events and processes that shaped the strategies regarding the political, social and diplomatic relations between these two countries in the 20th century.
