In a penetrating analysis of U.S. foreign policy, psychologist and political commentator Marcelo Colussi examines the enduring American campaign against Cuba, revealing deeper motivations beyond conventional geopolitical interests. Colussi contends that Washington’s persistent hostility toward the Cuban revolution—spanning over six decades and multiple administrations—represents a unique case in the annals of imperial aggression.
According to Colussi, the United States’ relentless pursuit to undermine Cuba’s socialist system defies typical patterns of imperial behavior where resource exploitation or business interests typically drive foreign intervention. Instead, Cuba presents an exceptional circumstance: a nation that has constructed a functioning socialist model demonstrating remarkable sovereignty and dignity directly within the sphere of American influence.
The analyst documents how successive U.S. administrations, regardless of political affiliation, have consistently manufactured justifications for their imperial adventures. This pattern of constructing absurd narratives, Colussi argues, serves as a standard operating procedure in Washington’s foreign policy toolkit. Each fabricated pretext, no matter how logically untenable, effectively serves its purpose in legitimizing aggressive actions.
Colussi particularly emphasizes the extraordinary nature of the ongoing economic blockade—a measure globally condemned yet persistently intensified. Despite worldwide repudiation and numerous United Nations resolutions demanding its termination, this coercive economic warfare continues to target the Cuban people. The psychologist notes that after exhausting countless tactics to destabilize the Cuban system, the current administration under Donald Trump has remarkably classified the island nation as an “unusual and extraordinary threat”—a designation that reveals more about American anxiety than Cuban aggression.
This enduring confrontation, Colussi concludes, ultimately demonstrates Washington’s profound discomfort with any successful alternative to capitalist hegemony, especially when developed so close to its borders.