Is Cuba About to Fall? A 35-Year CIA Analyst on What Comes Next
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential collapse of the Cuban regime amidst economic turmoil and the implications of US policies.
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 Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and Kate McCann (Political Editor at Times Radio). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Sir Richard Dearlove, Kate McCann
Guest: Brian Latell
Topics covered
- Cuba
- CIA analysis
- US-Cuba relations
- political transition
- fuel embargo
- immigration
- intelligence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA
Places: Cuba, United States
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