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Cuba says nearly three-quarters of hotels have shut as travel plunges https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3362334/cuba-says-nearly-three-quarters-hotels-have-shut-travel-plunges?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr
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CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Havana Mission: U.S. Power Deal with Cuba Under Scrutiny
### Washington’s Power Play: CIA Chief Lands in Havana with a Bold Energy Offer In a surprising diplomatic maneuver, CIA Director William J. Ratcliffe arrived in Havana this week, signaling a willingness from the United States to leverage critical infrastructure assistance for strategic influence. The proposal on the table involves a comprehensive overhaul of Cuba’s long‑struggling electricity grid, a concession that could reshape bilateral relations and reshape the geopolitical calculus in the Caribbean. ## Key Takeaways - **High‑level engagement:** Ratcliffe’s visit marks the first senior U.S. intelligence official’s trip to Cuba in over a decade. - **Energy‑for‑influence proposal:** Washington is prepared to fund a major reconstruction of Cuba’s power grid in exchange for unspecified strategic concessions. - **Political stakes:** The deal is expected to generate intense debate in both Washington and Havana over sovereignty, security, and the precedent it sets for future U.S. outreach. - **Regional implications:** A revitalized Cuban grid could affect energy markets, migration patterns, and the balance of influence among U.S., Russian, and Chinese interests in the region. - **Congressional oversight:** U.S. lawmakers are likely to scrutinize the arrangement, weighing humanitarian benefits against national‑security concerns. [Read Full Article](https://news.ababil360.com/cia-director-ratcliffes-havana-mission-u-s-power-deal-with-cuba-under-scrutiny/) #CIA #CubaEnergy #USCubaRelations #PowerGrid #StrategicDiplomacy #Washington #HavanaVisit #EnergyAid #Geopolitics #newsababil360
Should The Cuban Trade Embargo Be Scrapped?
It seems like ages ago that Americans spent 13 days wondering if we were on the brink of nuclear war as the Soviet Union and Cuban government engaged the Kennedy Administration in the tumultuous Cuban Missile Crisis. Or even longer ago when American CIA agents stormed the shores of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government. Cuba’s allegiance to the Soviets and their admiration for communism encouraged the US to go on the defense and place a trade embargo and severed diplomatic relations with our neighbors 90 miles to the south.
But the days of communist threats have waned and the botched events of the early 1960s are long gone. In fact these events occurred 53 years ago.
Read more at Article 3.