The Cuban Fuel Blockade

Primary Article:

Coast Guard Says it Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba

Supplemental Articles:

‘The truth is Cuba has already fallen’: the United States’ strategy to subdue the island

China pledges to ‘firmly support’ Cuba as US escalates pressure on Havana

Discussion Questions:

1. How effective is the U.S. strategy of economic embargo for political change?

2. An overstep of state sovereignty?

3. Policy response?

4. How is the growth of Cuba’s private sector reshaping state authority and influence?

5. How significant is China's growing involvement?Coast Guard Says it Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba