Jafari S. Allen: The retaking of Cuba (Al Jazeera)

Allen writes that Washington is converting old confiscation claims into a legal machine for reclaiming the island.

June 08, 2026

Jafari S. Allen writes an opinion piece in Al Jazeera about the Trump's administration's increasing pressure on Cuba.

Allen is a professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies and director, Institute for Research in African American Studies.