Cuba and America: a see-saw of world politics

The Spanish American war of 1898 resulted in the handing over of Cuba as a protectorate to the victorious United States of America. Which got independence from the Washington as an independent state in 1902 granting a domineering sway to White House to handle and control both its domestic and foreign affairs.
Since then this narrow island country has been a battleground between world powers and of world politics.
Keith Bolender book, Cuba under Siege: the American policy, the Revolution and its people, explores the different aspects of Cuban political, social, and economic life a d how the American policy of sieging affected this country and how Havana tried to circumvent them.

Being a communist country in the very patio of Washington, it was very hard for Cuba to survive and maintain its July Movement of Fidel Castro but it dug out some tactics and measures for its survival.

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The allowance of private and foreign investments, diversifying its trade with other countries, developing and exporting its medical services and pharmaceutical goods, a novel yet sharp move by Havana, made it possible for its Revolution to weather the American Storm!
It is a common technique of all powerful throughout the history to subdue those who does not toe their lines , this was what that compelled CIA to plan and execute the failed Pig of Bay Operation by the paramilitary Brigade 2506 in 1961 for overthrowing of the Castro's government.
The 13 days Cuban Missile Crisis between USSR and USA was a tug of war between capitalist and communist blocs resulting in the tacit sovereignty and security of Cuba in place of dismantling Soviet missiles sites while Washington would remove the nuclear missiles from Turkey.
The continued sanctions and banning upon Havana negatively affected almost every sphere of Cuban life. Access and getting to latest scientific tools and equipment were nearly impossible. Cubans have to tackle and repair the old ones to carry out their most urgent and needed operations and activities.
The Government in Havana restricted any type of print and electronic media coverages that might undermine the Cuban territorial integrity and Revolution legitimacy. This strict vigilance created a sense of fear and subjugation in the Cuban people. While the Western and American media depicted Cuba and Cubans as accursed and demons to their viewers.
The book is overall an introductory and analytical on the politics , nature, and politics of this South American country that is now rapidly changing with the emerging technologies , geopolitical and geoeconomics shifts