Is Cuba the next domino to fall?
The seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to roil the region.
While Maduro’s successor (Vice President Delcy Rodriguez) seems to have asserted power in the short term, the US government has continued to roll out conditions regarding the future of Venezuelan economic and trade policy.
One of those conditions is almost certainly a suspension or serious reduction of aid to the Republic of Cuba.
Since the cessation of Soviet aid in the 1990s (ended by the collapse of the USSR), Havana has relied upon Venezuela for financial support and for cheap energy.
In return, Cuba has supported the ambitions of the Chavez-Maduro regime both at home and abroad, providing assistance in the economic and security sectors.
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