Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Force in Play

Led Cuba's response at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 130-17 to condemn the U.S. embargo

The United States has imposed economic pressure on Cuba for 64 years. Now, for the first time, Washington is threatening to punish any country that sells oil to the island. President Trump's January 29 executive order creates a tariff mechanism targeting third countries that supply Cuban fuel—a significant escalation that goes beyond traditional bilateral sanctions to coerce allies and trading partners into joining an energy blockade. The strategy has proven devastatingly effective: Cuba's national power grid collapsed entirely on March 17, 2026, leaving approximately 10 million people without electricity and triggering street protests across the island, the most visible civil unrest in years. Partial restoration occurred on March 18 after 29 hours, but the blackout deepened shortages of food, medicine, and water, including the vandalization of a Cuban Communist Party provincial office in Morón. On March 21, Cuba blocked a US Embassy request to import diesel for generators, escalating diplomatic tensions amid ongoing rolling blackouts.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Condemned the warrant and called Cuban-American politicians "parasites"

Florida issued a state arrest warrant for former Cuban President Raúl Castro on October 19, charging him with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. A Miami judge set no bond.

Updated Oct 25