Economic coercion and the limits of liberty: US sanctions and Cuba’s tourism sector

Filed by Elara Myst

 By Dr. Birsen FilipGlobal Research, September 09, 2026Since January 2025, the Trump administration has enacted a number of measures that represent a significant expansion of economic pressure as an instrument of US foreign policy towards Cuba.From efforts to disrupt Venezuelan oil shipments to the broadening of extraterritorial sanctions and the tightening of financial restrictions, these policies have continued the long-standing US tradition of extending economic regulations well ...