Cuba is in economic freefall — driven by a de facto oil blockade instituted by the United States. US President Donald Trump has been clear that he hopes this will lead to the collapse of Cuba’s ...

With so much attention on Iran in recent weeks, you may have missed the news about the increasingly tense situation with another longtime adversary of the United States – one closer to home. On April ...

The Trump administration is serious about overthrowing the Cuban government and its political economic structure. What can be done to stop it? On Mayday, 2026, Trump signed an executive order ...

In 2022, historian Ada Ferrer won a Pulitzer Prize for her acclaimed Cuba: An American History, which traced the island’s entwined relationship with the United States. Her latest book, Keeper of My ...

In the months after U.S. forces removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power in a daring but relatively brief military operation, President Trump has openly intimated that something similar ...

Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a ...

“I do believe I’ll be . . . .having the honor of taking Cuba.” – Donald Trump Donald Trump tightened already suffocating sanctions on Cuba on May 1, at the same time as he made renewed threats to ...

Havana is in Trump’s imperial crosshairs, but dialogue is still an option. Ad Policy A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in Havana on January 16, ...