Cuba on the Brink, With Michael Bustamante
From The President’s Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations
February 25, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
Michael Bustamante discusses the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Cuba.
Michael Bustamante, Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Cuba. Mentioned on the Episode: Marc Caputo, “Exclusive: Rubio's Secret Squeeze on Raul Castro's Cuba,” Axios For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/cuba-on-the-brink Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.
People in this episode
Host: James M. Lindsay
Guest: Michael Bustamante
Topics covered
- Cuba
- Trump administration
- foreign policy
- Cuban-American studies
- maximum pressure campaign
Keywords
- Cuba
- Trump administration
- maximum pressure
- Cuban studies
- foreign relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Axios, Council on Foreign Relations
Places: Cuba, United States
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