Havana is unusually quiet. A city normally buzzing with traffic and nightlife lies still, dark, and silent. The Trump administration’s economic strangulation of the island has led to frequent and extended blackouts across the country, creating an economic crisis and uncertainty about the future.
“I can do anything I want with Cuba,” President Trump said recently. “I think something will happen wit...
The narrative presents a strong case that U.S. sanctions against Cuba are deliberately designed to induce suffering as a means of political coercion, framing it as an extension of historical U.S. interventionism in Latin America. The strongest version of this argument highlights the tangible humanitarian consequences—blackouts, food shortages, and healthcare disruptions—while contextualizing them within a broader pattern of U.S. foreign policy aimed at regime change. The inclusion of declassifie...