U.S. Oil Pressure Squeezes Cuba
New U.S. measures targeting oil suppliers to Cuba have deepened the island’s fuel shortages. India’s trade and energy exposure remains limited.
By Huma Siddiqui: periodista senior que trabaja en The Financial Express Publications. Ha cubierto asuntos diplomáticos y estratégicos, así como los sectores de defensa y aeroespacial. Es experta en América Latina y el Caribe.
February 2, 2026
Artículo publicado en https://stratnewsglobal.com/south-america/cuba/u-s-oil-pressure-squeezes-cuba/
Incluye este apartado:
“Colombian-Spanish writer and academic Gustavo Forero told StratNewsGlobal that the current approach reflects a broader history of U.S. interventionism in the region. Citing past U.S. actions in countries such as Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Haiti and Panama, he said the pressure on Cuba represents a continuation of longstanding blockade policies.”
Por mi parte, desarrollé mi concepto con lo siguiente:
Alleged threats to its security have justified US intervention in other countries (Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Haiti, Panama, etc.). Under the pretext of combating drug trafficking, Trump invaded Venezuela, and, arguing that it harbors pro-Russian intelligence, he threatens to impose tariffs on nations selling oil to Cuba: an infamous continuation of the current blockade, which could lead to another genocide like the one in Gaza. “Cuba will not be able to survive” Trump declared. In Venezuela, he established two dictatorships: one of Nicolás Maduro’s heirs and other of a US-backed commercial administration that guarantees business for the US. Now, in Cuba, he threatens to do the same. This intervention offers no hope of peace or democratization; quite the opposite. UN’s and OAS’s apathy, the ineffectiveness of NATO, and, above all, the lack of will and effective coercive means against these actions transform these organizations into pro-US bureaucracies. The world order and the self-determination of people are a thing of the past. Trade pressure and the threat of intervention have positioned the United States as the dominant force in Latin America and the West. Even Europe seems intimidated by Trump, given its lukewarm opposition to his plan to seize Greenland. Faced with Russia’s power deployed in Ukraine and the expansion of China’s commercial power to its detriment, the US has already launched a campaign to seize the hemisphere’s natural resources: oil, water, and rare earth elements. Movements against the genocide in Gaza and the invasion of Venezuela, or against ICE’s crimes in Minneapolis, offer a glimmer of hope for the world.
