The replacement of President Raul Castro by an apparatchik, Miguel Diaz-Canel, as head of the Cuban Communist Party in April 2018 did nothing to change the nature of this tropical dictatorship.
Many in the U.S. saw the Cuban Revolution as an embodiment of their own finest ideals.
Tactics used for disinformation, fraud and manipulation ... turn spectators into accomplices in a crime against millions of Cubans.
The U.S. can be key in promoting tourism, trade and investment, facilitating the transformation of Cuba.
After 10 months in office, Trump has pruned relations with Cuba to the point that only a stunted trunk remains.