HIKMA SUMMIT
OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

DI ELISABETTA SEMERARO

On March 16th 2026, Cuba experienced a nationwide power grid collapse, leaving nearly 10 million people in darkness and further fragmenting an already fragile nation. Following the fall of Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, the first provider of Cuba’s fuel, and the subsequent tightening of US - Cuba relations, Havana is now facing an unprecedented crisis. As the island struggles with a healthcare system in ruins and streets overflowing with waste, the geopolitical future of the country is at stake, within the broader context of Trump’s influence in the Americas. 

Between internal struggles and external leverage, what is the ongoing situation in the Caribbean island? What kind of transformations, both internationally and domestically, will emerge in this context?