Obama, Castro and the Pope Walk Into a Bar… By Jocelynn Smith, Sr. Managing Editor Albert Einstein was said to have once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." After 54 years of upholding a trade embargo against Cuba, President Obama has declared that it's time for the United States to try a new tactic in hopes of improving human rights on the small island just 90 miles south of Florida. Following 18 months of secret talks, helped along by Pope Francis, Cuba and America conducted a prisoner swap. In addition, the U.S. has agreed to ease restrictions on financial transactions, travel and banking, while Cuba will allow more Internet and release 53 political prisoners. Obama is also pushing for an end of the trade embargo, but he will have to win the agreement of Congress to achieve that and it looks like the president is in for a fight. There are many skeptics of the recent deal and whether full diplomatic relations with Cuba will actually improve human rights on the island. Cuba has full diplomatic relations with most countries of the world and that has done nothing to improve the quality of life for Cubans. This widely unexpected development between Cuba and America has left more questions than answers. Will the trade embargo finally end? Will human rights in Cuba finally improve? Will communism fall in Cuba? Will Cuba become the next hot cruise destination? The only thing we can confidently say is that a new uncertainty and a chance for increased volatility has entered our world — right off the coast of the United States. Not only is there going to be a new flood of American dollars washing over the tiny island as restrictions are lifted, but Raúl Castro is also entering a political transition period — the man is in his 80s and isn't likely to be ruling Cuba with an iron fist for much longer. 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