Could U.S./Cuba relations be on the mend?

President Obama recently announced that the U.S. will ease limits on the number of trips that American citizens can make to visit relatives in Cuba. Midmorning explores the political implications behind the goodwill gesture.

Guests

• Johana Mendelson-Forman: Senior associate in the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She is an expert on energy security and post-conflict development on Latin America.
• William LeoGrande: Dean of the School of Public Affairs and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America.

More from MPR

• Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba
  April 13, 2009

Resources

• About Johanna Mendelson Forman
• About William LeoGrande