Ricardo Torres
Cuban economist and research fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University, providing analysis of Cuba's economic and political crises.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 24min
No fuel, no tourists: What's at stake for Cuba?
Ricardo Torres, Cuban economist analyzing the island's economic and political strains. Rory Nickel, Guardian correspondent reporting daily life in Havana amid shortages. Tara Mashkiewicz, Canadian traveler sharing firsthand scenes from Varadero. They discuss fuel blackouts, collapsing transport and tourist numbers, impacts on public services, government responses, and geopolitical pressure shaping Cuba's near future.
