Jul 31, 2026 · 1 hr · 11 segments
In this episode, panelists discuss the impact of U.S. sanctions, the potential for U.S. military action, and the ongoing energy crisis in Cuba. Host…
Rick HerreroGuest
Maria WerlauGuestKezia McCaigHost
Jorge PiñonGuestTo help us examine those questions, I'm pleased to be joined by three distinguished experts: Rick Herrero, executive director of the Cuba Study Group; Maria Werlau, uh, co-founder and executive director of the Free Society Project, also known as Cuba Archive; and Jorge Piñon, senior research collaborator at the University of Texas at Austin's Energy Institute, and there's no greater expert on, on Cuba's energy sector.
How would you describe the situation in Cuba today? Uh, and a quick advertisement as well for your recent Foreign Affairs article, which I recommend to everybody, which you co-authored with, with Mike Bustamante, our fellow CSG member.
In that article, you, you argue that Cuba's been brought to the precipice by both intensified U.S. pressure and decades of failed domestic policy, and that Cuba really only has one choice, uh, which is to negotiate with the United States.
Do the f- reforms approved in June materially change that assessment? And when our title describes Cuba as being on the brink, on the brink of what? Uh, and what choices remain for both Havana and Washington? Over to you.
To help us examine those questions, I'm pleased to be joined by three distinguished experts: Rick Herrero, executive director of the Cuba Study Group; Maria Werlau, uh, co-founder and executive director of the Free Society Project, also known as Cuba Archive; and Jorge Piñon, senior research collaborator at the University of Texas at Austin's Energy Institute, and there's no greater expert on, on Cuba's energy sector.
How would you describe the situation in Cuba today? Uh, and a quick advertisement as well for your recent Foreign Affairs article, which I recommend to everybody, which you co-authored with, with Mike Bustamante, our fellow CSG member.
In that article, you, you argue that Cuba's been brought to the precipice by both intensified U.S. pressure and decades of failed domestic policy, and that Cuba really only has one choice, uh, which is to negotiate with the United States.
Do the f- reforms approved in June materially change that assessment? And when our title describes Cuba as being on the brink, on the brink of what? Uh, and what choices remain for both Havana and Washington? Over to you.
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