After 11 years, a U.S. study abroad program in Cuba is closing amid escalating sanctions, fuel shortages and fears of U.S. military intervention.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/54631565

October 15, 2026
[newsletter about Cuba from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Hotels have shuttered. Mining operations have ground to a halt. Airlines have canceled flights.

Now, the Trump administration’s escalating economic war on Cuba has claimed another casualty: the only US study abroad program with a permanent physical presence on the island.

After 11 years of bringing hundreds of US students to live and study in Havana, the Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA) is shutting down its Cuba program amid a growing humanitarian crisis and fears of a US military intervention.

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