Why is Cuba in crisis?
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Why is Cuba in crisis?

Mar 19, 2026 · 48 min

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Cuba is on the brink of collapse – a scenario that 13 U.S. presidents have tried to engineer with no success. Today on the show, the making of the Cuban crisis and what might come next.<br/><br/><strong>Guests:</strong><br><strong>Eloy Viera</strong>, lawyer and journalist for El Toque<br/><br/><strong>Lillian Guerra</strong>, Cuban-American history professor at the University of Florida<br/><br/><strong>Maria De Los Angeles Torres</strong>, professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago <br/><br/><em>To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="plus.npr.org/throughline"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org/throughline</a>.</em><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>