Trump's man in Havana? Cuba looks like Washington’s next regime change target
On March 16, a nationwide blackout hit Cuba amid an unprecedented fuel crisis, the result of a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. In recent decades, Cuba has survived thanks to supplies from Venezuela, but those ceased after the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces earlier this year. Public life in Cuba has been paralyzed: schools are closing, air travel has been largely suspended, and civil unrest is on the rise. Meanwhile, American authorities are hinting at the possibility of removing the island’s socialist government. Until recently, the Cuban leadership denied any negotiations with the White House, but media reports have repeatedly pointed to informal contacts between officials in Washington and younger members of the Castro family.
