About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a Russian oil tanker entering Cuban waters amidst a long-standing economic embargo and the broader geopolitical context of the Caribbean.

In March 2026, a Russian oil tanker quietly entered Cuban waters — and President Trump told reporters he had "no problem with it." No press conference. No policy statement. Just sixty-four years of the most sustained economic embargo in modern history stepping aside for a single geopolitical signal between Washington and Moscow. But this isn't just a story about one ship. It's a story about how the Caribbean has always been used as a chessboard by great powers — and how Caribbean people have always had to survive moves they never made.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe, Kevin

Topics covered

• Cuba
• oil trade
• geopolitics
• economic embargo
• Caribbean history
• survival
• great powers

Keywords

• Cuba
• Russian tanker
• economic embargo
• geopolitics
• Caribbean
• President Trump
• oil trade
• survival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Russian oil tanker

Places: Cuba, Washington, Moscow, Caribbean

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