This week’s issue opens with Quick Takes on yet another total collapse of Cuba’s national power grid, the volatility of the informal dollar following recently announced economic reforms, the launch of the first battery storage system in El Cotorro, the shrinking state sector, and a reshuffling of the airlines serve the island. In By the Numbers, we apply the EBRD’s transition methodology to gauge the true scope of the 176 economic measures Cuba announced last month. In Deep draws on AidData to examine how 35 other countries financed comparable transformations — and what their experiences imply for Cuba. And in Recommended Readings, an exclusive interview with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Raulito, on the prospect of negotiations with the Trump administration.