The Caribbean has become a chessboard, and the pieces are moving in plain sight. Reports now confirm that US military drones are conducting persistent surveillance over Cuban airspace, a strategic pivot that demands our attention. This is not a random patrol.
This is a calibrated signal to Havana, Moscow, and Beijing. The threat vector is clear: for years, Cuba has served as a listening post for hostile state actors. With Chinese signals intelligence installations and Russian naval activity on the rise, the US military is correcting a glaring intelligence gap.
The hardware is revealing. Predators and Global Hawks, operating at high altitude, are mapping electronic emissions, monitoring maritime chokepoints, and tracking the logistical tail of any potential adversary. We have seen this playbook before.
In the Baltic, in the South China Sea, persistent surveillance precedes a strategic response. The failure mode would be to dismiss this as sabre-rattling. It is not.
It is preparation. The question is what happens when the chess pieces collide.
