Cuba and U.S. Already Had a Deal — Trump Killed It

This March marks 10 years since Barack Obama visited Havana, ushering in a new era in U.S.-Cuba relations. Then came Donald Trump. He didn't just walk away from the negotiating table — he flipped it over.

In our latest video, Peter Kornbluh, Director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, breaks down how the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in decades was deliberately dismantled by the Trump administration — and how millions of Cubans have felt the consequences through blackouts, shortages and mass migration.

Check out Kornbluh’s interview with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández.

Now, in his second term, Trump has unleashed a new wave of sanctions and economic pressure against the island, leaving Cuba in its worst crisis in decades and pushing U.S.-Cuba relations back to Cold War lows.

Kornbluh examines what was lost, who is paying the price and whether any path forward still exists.