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US oil blockade deepens a preexisting crisis

Published 13 June 2026 · politics

Cuba's president is promising sweeping economic reforms as a US oil blockade hits hard. Is Miguel Diaz-Canel's pledge of 'time to change' too little, too

Cuba's president is promising sweeping economic reforms as a US oil blockade hits hard. Is Miguel Diaz-Canel's pledge of 'time to change' too little, too late?

00:00 Cuba faces most severe energy crisis in decades 04:13 Interview with Cuba analyst Ricardo Torres-Perez, American University 04:32 What makes this crisis different from past ones?

06:06 What are the driving factors behind the crisis? 07:56 Where did Havana fall short? 09:39 How dependent is Cuba on foreign allies? 11:24 Could Cubans rise against their government?

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