Dramatic, the thaw in ties with the Castro regime has been in the works for months. Now, Washington is moving to normalise relations with Havana.<br /><br />Obama has yet to obtain consent from Congress before completely lifting sanctions against Washington's longtime enemy.<br /><br />But what's behind this sudden shift? And why now?<br /><br />Presenter: Martine Dennis<br /><br />Guests -<br /><br />Hugh O'Shaughnessy: Latin America Correspondent for The Observer.<br /><br />Fransisco co Dominguez: lecturer at Middlesex University<br /><br />Xavier Cortada: Cuban-American artist
