With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of former President Donald Trump in foreign affairs, expressed his satisfaction over the capture of

Protests are intensifying across Cuba after days of prolonged blackouts, with residents flooding the streets, banging pots and pans, and even setting fires as they demand electricity, water, and food. Videos circulating on social media highlight growing ...

People in support of Venezuela hold a placard outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 3, 2026. The U.S. military launched a series of attacks against Venezuela early Saturday morning, reportedly capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flying him out of the country. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

A recent wave of anti-government protests in Cuba have spurred actions in solidarity around the world. In Washington, DC, demonstrators covered in red paint held up placards reading "Cuba's blood is on your hands." (photo by @4strs, courtesy of @Cuba.SOS ...

The term "invasion" might sound exaggerated, but the Caribbean is once again feeling the tension. In December 2025, Washington announced a "total and

Large units of Cuban police have swept into Havana, and have reportedly made more than 100 arrests. The streets, now much quieter, after a roar of "homeland and life" chants broke decades of frustrated silence over the communist rule, shortages of basic ...

MICHAEL J. BUSTAMANTE is Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami and the author of Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution and Exile.