Cuba and the United States' thawing relations

After a battle of wills lasting more than 50 years, the ideological struggle between Cuba and the United States looks set to be entering its final phase.

With the first formal talks taking place, diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus takes a closer look at the journey the two countries have taken to reach this point, and what barriers may still lie ahead.

Archive footage from British Pathe.

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• Obama's announcement

• Castro's announcement

• Rebels invade Castro's Cuba

• Cuban Crisis 1962

• US-Cuba breakthrough divides opinions

• Senator Marco Rubio on ABC News

• The Cuba Deal: Why Now?

• Timeline of events in Cuba