About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of US interventionism in Latin America following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Following the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, President Donald Trump has warned that Cuba is ‘next’. What exactly does he mean by that? Joseph Ledford, Fellow at the Hoover Institution, speaks to EI’s Jack Dickens about a new age of US interventionism in Latin America. Image: Protesters outside the White House following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, January 2026. Credit: Alamy
People in this episode
Host: Jack Dickens
Guest: Joseph Ledford
Topics covered
- US interventionism
- Latin America
- political analysis
- Cuba
- Venezuela
- Trump administration
Keywords
- US intervention
- Latin America
- Nicolás Maduro
- Donald Trump
- Cuba
- politics
- Joseph Ledford
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hoover Institution, EI
Places: Cuba, Venezuela
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