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  • Affairs
  • Episode 648
  • 23 May 2026

The Cuban man-made crisis: will the US’s maximum pressure campaign topple Havana’s regime?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • Episode 648

Cubans are facing a nightmarish humanitarian crisis. Driving the emergency is Washington DC, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long dreamed of regime change on the island. We head to Havana for the picture on the ground.

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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