# Cuba on the Brink

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Podcast: [The Americas Quarterly Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-americas-quarterly-podcast-1105978)
Published: 2026-02-26T22:00:00+00:00
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For 67 years, many people have been waiting for change in Cuba — and for 67 years, the communist regime has endured. It survived the fall of the Soviet Union, the death of Fidel Castro, economic sanctions, and political pressure from 13 different U.S. presidents. But the Trump Administration, fresh off its military operation in Venezuela, is now applying unprecedented economic pressure on the island, effectively cutting off its oil supply, and pushing basic services to the point of collapse. ...

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