Once upon a time, We had the British empire and France controlling the world including America. Later came Soviet Union and China with a revolutionary change Having emphasis on state ownership, and Cuba followed. This led to a bi polar international system We remember clearly the Cuban crisis in 1960 and the nuclear threat. Today China,Russia and their allies are talking about
BRICS breaking the monopoly of American economic dominance.
It seems Trump is breaking up the BRICS idea. The blockade of Cuba is be coming a big challenge and test of the credibility and resilience of the. BRICS nations. The ability of Trump to put an embargo on any country selling oil to Cuba and get obedience from BRICS members is very significant to note in the dynamics of international trade and US hegemony. This is a wicked illegal policy that must see resistance from all particularly from them. The unilateral agreement for Trump to have his way is very painful not only to leftist who see that policy to belong to the 18th Century, but a complete betrayal.
We can’t leave out the United Nations and its organs. It will be a disgrace and a bad instance in world history. One by one Trump can apply that cowboy tactics to any country. Those who see injustice and yet say nothing or accept it are direct participants.
Ghana my country must speak out so we can stand up to the Goliath. Nkrumah would have issued a statement on this evil distortion and illegal policy of blockade of oil sales to Cuba.
This will embolden Trump to continue this nasty and evil tactics in Future on any regime he dislikes. The bullying and threat to Iran trying to cow them into a deal to limit their missiles to a range that makes Israel comfortable is another domineering attitude,not forgetting about Venezuela and complete colonization of that country without resistance from global bodies and even their allies China and Russia.
The US under Trump has for now established total dominance in international trade and that is a new paradigm shift.
Alandu Richard