Leesa K. Donner: Is Cuba Ready to Fall?

The aftershocks following the astonishing capture of Venezuela strongman Nicolás Maduro by elite US forces are just beginning to settle in. Nowhere are the shocks felt more powerfully than in that itch of a country the US has not been able to scratch for decades – Cuba.

Flags in Havana were lowered on Monday in honor of the 32 Cuban security officers killed in the US operation in Caracas this weekend. Toppling the illegitimate Venezuelan government certainly puts Cuba on notice, but experts have differing opinions on the likelihood that Cuba’s long-running communist government will finally bite the dust. This question is followed by another: Will the land of Castro need a little nudge over the cliff, or will taking Maduro down be enough to do the job?