Is Trump’s Cuba decision a sign of Vatican’s declining influence in diplomacy?
2 months ago

Is Trump’s Cuba decision a sign of Vatican’s declining influence in diplomacy?

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Despite a long history of mediation, the Vatican grapples with the volatile political climate testing its capacity to broker peace amid shifting US policies and deepening tensions within Cuba Papal diplomacy, celebrated for its fairness and moral influence, faces growing challenges in dealing with the complex relationship between the US and Cuba. Shifting sands of US-Cuba policy President Donald Trump’s decision to reverse the Biden administration’s late-term move to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism shows how fragile diplomatic progress can be. Cuba’s response and the role of the Vatican According to Reuters, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel criticised Trump’s decision as an “act of mockery and abuse,” reflecting the deep frustration in Havana over US policies. Domestic politics and the erosion of diplomatic gains The shifting US policies toward Cuba—from Obama’s detente to Trump’s hardline approach, followed by Biden’s partial reversal—have heavily influenced the Vatican’s ability to mediate.

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Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
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Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue

Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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Associated Press  

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U.S. and Vatican work together

The Hindu  

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