The reëstablishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba on Monday puts a formal end to more than a half century of estrangement between the two countries. The standoff is distinct in American history for its length, its passion, and its degree of symbolism, pitting a global superpower and bulwark of capitalism against a small island nation that has been an icon of anti-Americanism—and which has never renounced its adoption of Communism. Fifty-four years into their long standoff, both nations have won, in a sense, and both have lost, too.
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