https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/21/mgaz-a21.html. The Policeman of the world
Following mounting reports, the Pentagon is acting on Trump administration orders to accelerate preparations for military action against Cuba, and the White House has dispatched the first high-level US delegation to the island since 2016.
While that earlier visit, led by Barack Obama, took place under conditions of a temporary diplomatic reopening, the actions of the latest delegation bear all the hallmarks of an ultimatum preceding aggression.
The delegation arrived in Havana on April 10 aboard a US government aircraft and presented a sweeping set of demands to the Cuban government. These included a two-week deadline to release high-profile political prisoners, implement sweeping market reforms, expand the private sector and attract foreign investment.
The demands, delivered during what US officials described as a “secret meeting,” were accompanied by calls for compensation to American corporations and individuals whose assets were nationalised following the 1959 revolution.