Cuba Rejects Dialogue While U.S. Maintains Pressure—A Test of America’s Strategic Resolve

In a predictable yet troubling declaration, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that there are currently no substantive talks underway with the United States, despite recent efforts from Washington to pressure Havana into compliance. This comes on the heels of the U.S. attack on Venezuela—a move that struck a decisive blow against authoritarian influence in the Western Hemisphere and sent shockwaves through Cuba’s lifeline. Díaz-Canel's statements on X (formerly Twitter) calling for relations based on "international law" and respect are little more than diplomatic deflections from a regime that has consistently relied on hostility and economic coercion—the very tactics it accuses...