CUBA, EXPLAINING THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE , part 4

 It is essential to examine the data presented in the most recent vote of the UN General Assembly, held on October 29, 2025.

The figures not only quantify the material damage, but also reveal a qualitative intensification of what is referred to as “economic warfare.”

1. The Political Outcome (October 2025)

The resolution titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” was adopted for the thirty-third time:

Votes in favor: 165
Votes against: 7 (the United States, Israel, and other close allies)
Abstentions: 12

2. Quantification of the Economic Damage

According to the report presented by Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) to the UN, damages for the period from March 2024 to February 2025 reached record levels:

Annual damages: $7.556 billion.
Increase: This represents a 49% increase compared to the previous year.
Cumulative damage: Over more than six decades, the total impact exceeds $170.677 billion.

3. Breakdown of the “State of Abnormality” (2025–2026 Data)

To understand how this distorted foundation affects daily life and forces desperate internal solutions, the report details critical areas:

Health
Of the 651 medications in the basic formulary, 364 are unavailable (56%). The blockade prevents the purchase of reagents and spare parts from manufacturers containing more than 10% U.S. components.

Energy
One single month of blockade costs the equivalent of the entire 2025 Solar Energy Investment Plan (1,015 MW). The lack of foreign currency prevents proper maintenance of thermoelectric plants.

Food
The cost of importing food from distant markets (instead of normally sourcing it from the U.S.) increases the basic food basket by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

Finance
More than 900 actions by foreign banks suspending services to Cuba were reported, due to fear of U.S. sanctions following Cuba’s inclusion on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.

This is precision warfare.

If Cuba loses $20 million per day due to the blockade, any internal “management error” is amplified exponentially. It is not the same to make an economic mistake in a country with access to credit as in one that loses $862,000 for every passing hour.

The Dilemma for 2026

The report emphasizes that, without the blockade, Cuba’s GDP could have grown by 8% annually. With such growth and its existing human capital, Cuba today would likely display human development indicators surpassing most industrialized nations.

At the beginning of 2026, economic warfare against Cuba has evolved into a phase of high technological and financial sophistication, centered on what analysts describe as “the architecture of chaos.”

When the battlefield is the currency and the price of food, technology becomes an invisible weapon of siege.

END OF PART 4

Part 1: https://habana-havana.blogspot.com/2026/01/cuba-explicando-el-bloqueo-1.html
Part 2: https://habana-havana.blogspot.com/2026/01/cuba-explicando-el-bloqueo-parte-2.html
Part 3: https://habana-havana.blogspot.com/2026/01/cuba-explicando-el-bloqueo-parte-3.html
Part 5: https://habana-havana.blogspot.com/2026/01/explicando-el-bloqueo-parte-5.html
Part 6: https://habana-havana.blogspot.com/2026/01/explicando-el-bloqueo-parte-6-final.htm

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