That's definitely part of the equation, but the blockade has been over for a long while. They have suffered not only the brutal effect of US colonization/hegemony but also the brutal effect of the legacy of Castro's brand of economics. If they were just suffering one or the other, they'd be significantly better off.

Edit since I am throttled on posts and cannot reply below: The US briefly blockaded Cuba in the 60s, but they have only embargoed them since then. They are not blocked from international trade by the US, except with the US. There is no meaningful block from Cuba engaging in the greater international non-US "global economy" such as EU,Asia, etc.

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neves 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

You are wrong. Any company that wants to do business with USA must also join the embargo.

	▲	throw0101c a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> You are wrong. Any company that wants to do business with USA must also join the embargo. Air Canada flies to the US and flies to Cuba: * https://www.aircanada.com/en-ca/flights-to-cuba
	▲	mothballed 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is a bald-faced lie. For instance, I can buy Malibu rum, no matter that Pernod Ricard does business with Cuba. Or flights in USA with Air France, no matter that they also do business in Havana. Or ZTE phones which are imported into both USA and Cuba from China (carrier limitations but only because USA government won't do business with ZTE associated businesses, not because they can't be sold in USA). Or Sinopec (oil) which does business in USA including a large investment of presence in Texas but also does business with Cuba. Yes your blanket any is a lot more applicable if you said the truth which is any business that wants to do business with USA federal government which is much closer to the truth (but even then, Sinopec for instance has through its subsidiaries been allowed to bid on strategic oil reserve transactions no matter their ownership is a major trader with Cuba). Cuba is actively trading with EU, Asian, etc companies that are also trading with USA.

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roumenguha 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do you mean Batista?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista

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user982 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> the blockade has been over for a long while.

What are you talking about?

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bryanlarsen 2 days ago | parent [-]

The embargo was partially lifted in 2015. The article is about the effects of the re-tightening in 2025.

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user982 2 days ago | parent [-]

> The embargo was partially lifted in 2015

And then reinstated in 2017. How has that been "over for a long while"?

	▲	mothballed 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Put down Motorcycle Diaries long enough to learn the difference between an embargo and a blockade. And then note, blockade was the word I used.