The Cuban regime’s deepest crisis coincides with a strategy of maximum pressure driven by Washington. The objective is to force a political transition, but the use of force no longer appears to be an implausible scenario.

Washington is once again betting on a strategy that already failed more than six decades ago: using economic sanctions to force political change in Cuba. Yet, while it seeks to isolate the regime, it also hampers reforms and pushes Havana closer to China.

Rather than simply celebrating the legacy of 1776, the democracies of the Americas face the challenge of proving that they can still deliver results for their citizens.

The United States is redrawing the regional landscape through bilateral agreements that strain multilateralism and expose Latin America to new forms of digital and trade dependency.

Cornered by the internal crisis and pressure from Washington, the Cuban regime is exploring a negotiated opening to preserve its political control.

Latin America is once again dividing between the aligned and the punished on a regional chessboard where Washington imposes loyalties as a condition for stability.