Cuba and the United States: The Communism That Went Dark
Cuba hasn't received an oil shipment in over three months. Blackouts last twenty hours a day, hospitals are postponing surgeries, airlines have canceled flights, and more than a million Cubans have left the island since twenty twenty-one. Meanwhile, Havana is negotiating with Washington for the first time in years, opening its doors to exile investment, and releasing prisoners with Vatican mediation — while Trump talks about "taking" the island. This piece traces six decades of tension and breaks down the most critical moment Cuba has faced since the revolution.
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If you follow geopolitics, international trade, or capital flows in Latin America, this piece gives you context that headlines don't. It covers everything from the nineteen sixty-two embargo to the twenty twenty-six oil blockade, explains why Cuba opened the door to diaspora investment, and what Washington wants in return — with clear parallels to Soviet perestroika, China's opening, and Vietnam's model. Essential reading for anyone trying to understand how economic transitions unfold under extreme pressure.
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