# Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson

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Published: 2026-04-05T23:51:43+00:00
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## Resource

Sandra Levinson, executive director of the Center For Cuban Studies (www.centerorcubanstudies.org), reports on her recent trip to Cuba, focusing on the island nation's struggle survival under the yoke of the Trump regime's total oil embargo. Interview by Richard Hill

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