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George Friedman discusses the renewed US pressure on Cuba and its implications in geopolitics.

History echoes as the US increases pressure on Cuba once again. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics , GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss Cuba's unique place in American geopolitics, the cause and potential outcome of the current crisis, and how Cuba fits into the US's new Western Hemisphere strategy. Also: Cuban parallels to other island nations. Learn more about GeoEconomic Lens and access the first issue for free at https://geopoliticalfutures.com/lens/introducing-lens/ . Learn more about GPF and subscribe to our free newsletter at http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com/gpf-newsletter .

People in this episode

Host: Christian Smith

Guest: George Friedman

Topics covered

• Cuba
• US foreign policy
• geopolitics
• Western Hemisphere strategy
• island nations
• Cuban crisis

Keywords

• Cuba
• US pressure
• geopolitics
• George Friedman
• Western Hemisphere
• Cuban crisis
• island nations

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Organizations: Geopolitical Futures

Places: Cuba, United States, Western Hemisphere

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