Jon Lee Anderson on Trump's Cuba threats, plus how chokepoints like Hormuz have shaped history
About this episode
The episode discusses Cuba's humanitarian crisis and Trump's threats, alongside the historical significance of maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.
Cuba's leader is defiant in the face of the country's worst humanitarian crisis in decades, while President Trump hints at inflicting more pain. And the Strait of Hormuz is the latest of many maritime chokepoints which, in the past, have destroyed or saved civilisations. Guests: Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer with The New Yorker Damien Valdez, historian from the University of Cambridge
People in this episode
Guests: Jon Lee Anderson, Damien Valdez
Topics covered
- Cuba
- Trump
- humanitarian crisis
- maritime chokepoints
- history
- politics
Keywords
- Cuba
- Trump
- humanitarian crisis
- Strait of Hormuz
- maritime chokepoints
- history
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The New Yorker
Places: Cuba, United States, Strait of Hormuz
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