During the severe crisis of the 1990s, the regime explored models for survival without ever losing power. Today, facing an even bigger threat, Cuban historians and economists are analyzing possible scenarios
The US president warned that there will be no agreement with Tehran to end the war ‘except unconditional surrender’
President Miguel Díaz-Canel called for urgent change to the island’s state-centered economic model
The incident involving a US boat demonstrates the existence of exile groups that advocate insurgency, a marginal strategy within the opposition but one with historical precedents
The shutdown of the island’s main thermoelectric plant leaves nearly 7 million Cubans without electricity
The southern Italian region defends the hiring of 400 Cuban doctors, who arrived three years ago to address the shortage of specialists
So far, Cuba has not provided any information about the injured, which hospitals they are in, or whether the remains of the deceased will be returned to the United States
The streets of Havana are empty of traffic and tourists as the exhausted population, barely surviving day to day, awaits an outcome to Trump’s energy blockade
Cubans in the capital of the island’s exile community in the United States watch, with a mix of optimism and frustration, as their country moves closer than ever to the change that has eluded them for decades
The humanitarian crisis is far older and more structural than anything that could be caused by a month‑long fuel blockade
The Republican commented on the situation on the island for the first time since the Cuban Coast Guard killed four crew members of a boat coming from the US
The incident has occurred at a particularly sensitive moment in the relationship between the United States and Cuba
The State Department has confirmed that one of the six injured is also from the United States
Three young Cubans, born at the end of the Special Period, describe their routines, fears, and survival strategies in the days leading up to a predicted energy collapse
Four of the crew members were killed by the Coast Guard, and six others were wounded. Havana said it seized ‘assault rifles, handguns, and explosive devices’
The island’s government says the vessel opened fire after ignoring orders to stop as it entered Cuban territorial waters
Besides the economic blockade, the first deportation flight back to the island in decades suggests that reverse migration is also factored into the Republican administration’s calculations
After fighting in Iraq, he served 16 years in prison before being placed in immigration detention and eventually deported: ‘I have the right to be buried in a national cemetery, but not to live in America’
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the politician calls on the EU to do more for Ukraine and to reassess its relationship with Cuba
The generation that suffered the hardships of the so-called Special Period now faces an old age of misery and uncertainty. Those living alone find themselves extremely vulnerable to the high cost of living on the island
Over 50 migrants were transferred from Louisiana to the prison in December, believing they were being returned to Cuba. After several weeks stranded there, they were returned to the US and then deported to Havana
The pillars of Castroism, such as healthcare, education, the fight against poverty, and even security, are crumbling in the face of Trump’s latest blows in a society that has lost hope. Only the repressive apparatus seems to remain intact
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in contact with Raúl Castro’s grandson, according to the outlet Axios
A recent survey by Spain’s Commercial Office in Havana puts the outstanding liabilities at about $276 million and warns that another $80 million are trapped in retained dividends and accounts that cannot be transferred off the island
While the world is focused on whether the Cuban government will survive, it is critically important to understand what is happening to ordinary people on the island
Between 2019 and 2023, 500,000 migrants fleeing the island were released with a I-220A document, which does not provide a path to legal status and now puts them at risk of deportation. Lawyers argue they should have received parole papers instead
The energy blockade imposed by the US on the island is encountering little resistance from historically friendly governments beyond sympathetic rhetoric and humanitarian aid
