Andrea Marcigliano
February 14, 2026
Cuba is no longer alone. Although adding a "maybe" would seem appropriate.
The tightening of US sanctions, a veritable python, may not be enough for Trump to topple Fidel Castro's heirs.
Because China and Russia are here. And they seem intent on getting involved. In a big way.
Xi Jinping has announced the installation of thousands of solar panels on the big island, to offset Washington's energy embargo.
And Moscow is preparing to send large supplies of oil by sea.
The game surrounding Cuba is extremely important. Vital for Washington, certainly. But equally crucial for Beijing and Moscow.
It's not just the Big Island that's at stake. It's the future structure of Latin America. And, perhaps even more so, the system of global balances.
Trump, who has acknowledged the difficulty, or rather impossibility, of controlling the world as a hegemon—Bill Clinton's old dream—is nevertheless aiming for absolute and total control of the Americas. From Greenland to Tierra del Fuego.
Both political and economic control. And Washington's recent actions, both in Venezuela and Greenland, demonstrate this.
In this plan, which envisions US normalization not only of the rebellious Andean countries, but also of Mexico and, ultimately, Brazil, Cuba is a discordant note.
A significant discordance, since Havana has been completely beyond Washington's control since the Castro era. And it presents itself as an alternative to the US power system.
Normalizing it, bringing about regime change, transforming it back into a colony, or even into a vast brothel and gambling hall as it was under Batista, is therefore a priority for Trump.
He would like to definitively resolve an issue that has remained open for too many years. And one that has caused numerous failures in the White House's strategies.
The Bay of Pigs, during the Kennedy era, remains only the most famous example. And a symbolic one.
However, the Oval Office's intentions clash with Beijing and Moscow's desire to support the Cuban regime. This is to challenge the US claim to absolute hegemony over the Americas.
And, perhaps even more so, to send a clear warning to Trump and his successors.
They should not believe they can intervene at will in the Middle East or other parts of the world, remaining quietly entrenched in the Americas.
The "game" is global. And no one can claim complete security anymore. Not even Washington in the Americas.
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