fuel blockade

A fuel blockade is a tactic employed to disrupt the supply of fuel, thereby impacting an economy and potentially weakening a government's legitimacy. Recent events in Mali highlight this, where jihadists have enforced a fuel blockade with the intention of suffocating the nation's economy and undermining the current military leadership. This action is part of a broader political struggle, with the military leaders having seized power in a coup. The effectiveness of such blockades can be monitored through various means, including satellite technology that detects heat signatures, indicating activity like burnt vehicles, a consequence of the blockade. While the provided articles do not directly link fuel blockades to the US-Cuba situation, the concept of blockades as a tool of pressure or threat is a recurring theme in international relations.