In this article, Enrique Ubieta Gómez, the editor of Cuba Socialista, the theoretical magazine of the Communist Party of Cuba, dissects the current economic and social crisis in Cuba, the recent measures the Cuban government adopted in an attempt to confront this dire situation, and the international conjuncture. This is the second of two parts.

In this article, Enrique Ubieta Gómez, the editor of Cuba Socialista, the theoretical magazine of the Communist Party of Cuba, discusses the current economic and social crisis in Cuba, the recent measures the Cuban government adopted in an attempt to confront this dire situation, and the international conjuncture. This is the first of two parts.