Is Cuba Running Out of Time?

Описание: Is Cuba Running Out of Time?

Cuba faces an existential crisis as economic collapse, mass exodus, and crumbling infrastructure push the island nation to the brink. Once a symbol of revolutionary resilience, the country now grapples with chronic blackouts, fuel shortages, and food scarcity that have eroded daily life and the regime's grip on power. Cuba's centrally planned economy has imploded under multiple shocks. Inflation soared to 70% in 2021, with foreign debt defaults and unemployment at record highs, while 2025 brought even worse: Venezuela's oil subsidies vanished amid that nation's turmoil, leaving 80% of Cuba's electricity generation offline. Power plants fail routinely, water distribution halts without fuel, and gasoline queues stretch months via apps, paralyzing transport and trash collection, spreading diseases like dengue. Ration cards, once lifelines, now yield sporadic rice or nothing, driving black-market hustles as the state unravels. The island is emptying at an alarming rate—2.75 million Cubans, mostly young and skilled, fled since 2020, inverting the population pyramid like a war zone. Birth rates plummet while aging swells pension demands on a bankrupt system, slashing productivity and innovation in a vicious cycle: fewer workers mean less output, lower wages, and more emigration. Havana, the "city of columns," crumbles into scaffolds and ruins, with buildings collapsing daily from neglect. External factors accelerate the decay. President Trump's 2025 return intensified U.S. strategies to isolate the regime, cutting remittances and tourism while allies like Venezuela falter. Floating power ships departed unpaid, oil ships cluster desperately in bays, and the Paris Club denies loans, signaling no lifelines left. Critics warn of imminent structural collapse within weeks, as trash heaps fester and hospitals go dark.
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