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Perhaps no other nation epitomizes Cold War politics more than Cuba.
When you look for a country that's, let's say, punched above its weight on a global stage, Cuba should be on the list.
The US has had a broad trade embargo on Cuba since shortly after the revolution in the 1960s.
Cuba is ruled by a single party, the Cuban Communist Party, and it controls the legislature, controls the military, controls all facets of society .
But the socialist idealism that birthed Cuba has ground to a halt , literally running out of gas.
There is a dire jet fuel shortage in Cuba as the US is moving to cut off the country's oil supply.
Crippling blackouts and a teetering economy have sparked to unrest on the island.
The Trump administration has taken a hard line .
The message the indictment sends to the Cuban government is that the US is serious.
Amid the upheaval , many are looking for change and some see opportunity.
Chavez vowed to support Cuba to help provide them with what they needed, which in essence was a steady supply , oil and refined products.
International voices are calling Trump's crackdown inhumane and illegal.
The humanitarian consequences as you might expect continue to, to deepen.
Famous ration card that the, the Cuban government always guaranteed people an allotted amount of rice or chicken or eggs.
In 2016, President Barack Obama visited the island as part of an attempt to normalize relations .
Cuba has made economic reforms in fits and starts when it had to.
Pivoting to state-run capitalism may be the obvious move for leadership in Cuba.
Cuba's expat community is helping to fill the void .
This allows companies like Hugo Cancio's to import food, to import consumer goods without running afoul of US sanctions .
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