Why is Cuba in crisis?

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. Guests: Eloy Viera , lawyer and journalist for El Toque Lillian Guerra , Cuban-American history professor at the University of Florida Maria De Los Angeles Torres , professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free,

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This episode is 48:13 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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