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August 14, 2015
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Reopens American Embassy in CubaBy Scott M. Flicker, Hamilton Loeb, Charles Patrizia, Behnam Dayanim & Christine Ingram
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Cuba today to attend the flag-raising ceremony at the American Embassy in Havana, making him the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Cuba since the Franklin Roosevelt administration....
July 20, 2015
United States and Cuba Formally Restore Diplomatic TiesBy Scott M. Flicker, Hamilton Loeb, Charles Patrizia, Behnam Dayanim & Christine Ingram
The United States and Cuba formally restored diplomatic ties today, as both countries reopened embassies in each other’s capitals....
July 20, 2015
UN Passes Resolution Endorsing Joint Comprehensive Plan of ActionBy Scott M. Flicker & Suhas Subramanyam
The UN Security Council voted unanimously today to ratify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed to in Vienna last week....
July 14, 2015
P5+1 and Iran Reach Nuclear Agreement in ViennaBy Scott M. Flicker, Hamilton Loeb, Charles Patrizia, Behnam Dayanim & Suhas Subramanyam
Negotiators announced today that the P5+1 and Iran have reached a historic agreement (full text) that, if implemented, would impose restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in return for the removal of economic sanctions. ...