Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

An International Workers' Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images As I consider the dire economic and political turning point my home country of Cuba is facing today, the words of Cuban singer Willy Chirino’s “Nuestro día ya viene llegando (Our day is coming)” come to mind like they did in the 1990s: “Hoy que mi pueblo vive ilusionado, yo me siento inspirado y un Son estoy cantando anunciándole…