Show Notes
Cuba is running out of fuel, its economy is in ruins, and 2 million of its citizens have already fled. Is the communist regime finally at its breaking point?
Sir Richard Dearlove and Kate McCann sit down with Brian Latell, PhD, a 35-year CIA veteran and the agency's top Cuba and Latin America analyst. They assess whether the government can survive Trump's fuel embargo, what a transition would actually look like, and why Marco Rubio's approach may be more measured than his rhetoric suggests.
In this episode:
04:19 US-Cuba Relations
10:25 Risks of Squeezing Cuba Too Hard
13:03 Can the Regime Collapse Peacefully
18:03 Who Holds Power in Havana
23:02 Intelligence Files and Biosecurity Fears
27:31 Rebuilding Cuba and Diaspora Role
29:35 What Drives Marco Rubio
31:08 One Decision to Watch Next
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