Cuba in Crisis as the United States Hovers Menacingly

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Issue Mar 11-17 2026: On March 16, 2026, Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout after the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported a “complete disconnection” of the National Electric System, leaving virtually the entire island without power. Linked to the U.S. blockade of oil shipments, and coming as the Trump administration made demands for regime change, the collapse hit the country of roughly 10 to 11 million people amid an energy crisis that had already caused prolonged outages and severe generation deficits. In response to the blackouts, protests turned into an outright attack on the Communist Party office in Morón. Opinion writers worked overtime.

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