The United States’ tightening oil blockade on Cuba has pushed the island nation into one of its most severe energy crises in decades, exposing the blunt force of sanctions as a tool of regime pressure rather than calibrated diplomacy. For Cuba’s 11 million people, the consequences are immediate and unforgiving: near-constant blackouts, paralysed transport, shuttered … Continue reading U.S. Blockade of Cuba Pushes Island Into Deepening Energy and Humanitarian Crisis