When the US comes for Cuba, what can Vietnam do?

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The US indictment of Cuban leaders Raul Castro and Miguel Diaz-Canel signals a push for regime change in Cuba amid worsening socio-economic conditions following the loss of Venezuela's oil subsidies. The dynamics heighten tensions involving Cuba, the US, and regional geopolitics.

The Trump administration’s indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro and sanctions on his successor, Miguel Diaz-Canel, suggest Washington now views regime change in Havana as a viable policy objective. This adds to Cuba’s mounting woes. The fall of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro in January severed the subsidised oil lifeline that had long kept the island nation afloat, plunging Cuba into its worst socio-economic crisis since the 1990s. For most countries, this is a distant problem. For...