Geography Archives: Cuba

The current energy blockade deprives the Cuban people of resources essential for their survival. It must end immediately and unconditionally.

The task is to recognize the political capacities that remain and to build relationships with those who continue to organize and struggle, here and abroad.

So far in 2026, Cuba has received a single shipment of oil: some 100,000 metric tons of crude donated by Russia—and nothing else.

Will the developed countries, the ones most responsible for this danger, finally face the situation, or will they wait until it is too late for everyone?

It is long past time for Canada to apply the principle of economic sovereignty consistently.

The revolutionary road opened on 26 July 1953, when a group of young rebels led by the 26-year-old Fidel attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.

The revolutionary legacy of Fidel Castro, who would have turned 100 this week, reminds us that breaking free from neocolonial plunder demands the rigorous construction of productive capacity and an unyielding commitment to human dignity.

Editor’s note: for the next 2 weeks Resumen Latinoamericano in English will be reporting from Havana, facing the same obstacles of connectivity and power outages, sponsored by the U.S. blockade, that the Cuban media faces on a daily basis.

On December 22, 1975, Fidel Castro spoke to more than a million Cuban people in Havana’s plaza of the Revolution. It was the closing day of the first congress of the communist party of Cuba. He spoke about the importance of the congress and reemphasized Cuba’s unwavering support for not only Angola but all of Africa.

The energy blockade that the Trump administration has imposed on Cuba is hammering the island.

For over six decades, Cuba has been cast as a strategic threat not because of its military power, but because its enduring sovereignty and resistance to US dominance challenge Washington’s control over the hemisphere.

The outgoing president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, made a trip to Cuba on Friday, his last trip abroad before his term ends and he hands over the presidency to far-right Abelardo de la Espriella, who will take office on August 7 in Cali.

Government silence won’t help Cuba. Grassroots solidarity can.

Cuba’s future need not be reduced to a choice between bureaucratic centralization and private capital accumulation.

The legacy of the Tricontinental lives on in Cuba’s internationalism, even as sanctions continue to constrain the island.

Ferrer’s short article offers an excellent example of a simple truth: even many apparently moderate, intellectually sophisticated observers accept the basic premises of U.S. government policy toward Cuba.

While a privileged minority lived in the most absolute opulence, the Cuban people suffered from one of the greatest social inequalities in Latin America.

On Eve of Raul Castro Indictment, Archive Posts Declassified FAA Documents on Events Leading to Shootdown of Cuban Exile Planes FAA Emails Foresaw “Worst Case Scenario”“One of these days the Cubans will shoot down one of these planes”

Millions of people across the world still view the Cuban Revolution as a symbol of sovereignty, resistance and international solidarity.

Statement by the Cuban Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity.