Cuba’s crisis is closer — and more dangerous — than Washington thinks

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

Summary

For decades, U.S. policy toward Cuba has oscillated between naive engagement and inconsistent pressure, producing little more than tactical adjustments from Havana. That fragile equilibrium is now collapsing as the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign — cutting off Venezuelan oil, imposing tariffs, and tightening the island’s energy noose — has produced visible cracks.  On March 4, a failure […]

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For decades, U.S. policy toward Cuba has oscillated between naive engagement and inconsistent pressure, producing little more than tactical adjustments from Havana. That fragile equilibrium is now collapsing as the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign — cutting off Venezuelan oil, imposing tariffs, and tightening the island’s energy noose — has produced visible cracks.  On March 4, a failure […]