Cuba Libre: Rubios große Wette auf einen Regimewechsel in Havanna

In an essay at *Washington Monthly*, Visiting Fellow Markos Kounalakis considers the possible outcomes of current US diplomatic and economic pressure on the Cuban Communist government. Kounalakis sees “a convergence of pressures that could finally topple the regime,” writing that currently “it’s grim in Havana.” He suggests that “Rubio’s team hopes to change Havana using the carrot of economic relief and opportunity.” With the loss of oil imports from former ally Venezuela and rolling blackouts underway, Kounalakis says “the Cuban regime’s brittle foundations are visible.” He concludes, “It’s feeling like something is about to break.”