Cuba recently underwent a historic presidential leadership change, turning the page on decades of rule by brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro with the election of Miguel Díaz-Canel.

But far from being a shock to the system, Díaz-Canel is a party stalwart, groomed by the Castros for a leadership role and likely to continue in their footsteps.

This week on Wake we'll consider what Díaz-Canel's presidency means for the future of Cuba, and we'll step back to survey the state of the US-Cuba relationship and whats likely to change – and not change – in the years ahead.

Helping us do that are this week's guests:

• Marguerite Rose Jiménez, director for Cuba at the Washington Office on Latin America
• Amb. Vicki Huddleston, former chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana and author of "Our Woman in Havana: A Diplomat's Chronicle of America's Long Struggle with Castro's Cuba"

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Taped: April 30, 2018

Hosted by Luke Vargas.