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Is Cuba Trump’s Next Target?

March 23, 2026·33 min·4-min readinterviewnews
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Cuba is facing a profound humanitarian and economic crisis marked by blackouts, fuel shortages, mass emigration, and decaying infrastructure, while the U.S., under a Trump administration, pressures the island with oil blockades and regime change rhetoric — but experts warn that American i

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John Lee Anderson

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John Lee AndersonAda FerrerMiguel Diaz-CanelRaul CastroDonald TrumpMarco Rubio

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Cuba: An American Historyby Ada Ferrer

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The New Yorker

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Breaking NewsCriminal Justice ReformForeign PolicyGeopoliticsHistorical FiguresInequalityUs Politics

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