The United States Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba

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Issue May 20-26 2026: On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed formal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five other Cuban military officers on counts of murder, conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens, and destruction of aircraft, in connection with February 24, 1996, downing of two civilian planes operated by the anti-Castro organization Brothers to the Rescue. Observers around the region interpreted the action as a justification for and prelude to more aggressive action by the Trump administration against the Cuban government.

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