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Anna Grimaldi

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Lecturer in Global Development and Latin American Studies, University of Leeds

The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel (right), and former president, Raúl Castro (centre), attend a rally in Havana, Cuba, in January 2023. Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA

May 22, 2026

Is the US preparing for military action against Cuba? Expert Q&A

Anna Grimaldi, University of Leeds

The US is pursuing a strategy of straining the Cuban regime internally, while constructing legal and political justifications for escalation.

People walk through a park in Havana, Cuba, in December 2025. Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA

January 12, 2026

What Cubans want – and what they are bracing for, following Trump’s threats

Anna Grimaldi, University of Leeds and Eleonora Natale, King's College London

As the situation in Venezuela unfolds, Cubans will watch closely.

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