Secret talks to promote regime change in Cuba; open attempts to prevent regime change in Peru

Your weekly US Policy updates in Latin America - 18 February 2026

In today’s newsletter:

1. Cuba

2. Multilateralism?

3. Peru

4. The US military deployment

5. Venezuela oil

6. Thanks for reading

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Axios:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson and caretaker of Cuba’s aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented …