The Take: Will the US force regime change in Cuba?
US president wages maximum pressure campaign on Cuba’s already faltering economy.
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Cubans are cooking on charcoal and facing worsening power blackouts after the US cut the island off from Venezuelan oil exports. US President Donald Trump promised Cuba will “fail” soon and threatened tariffs on any nation doing business with the island. Can Cuba’s communist government survive the latest US push for regime change?
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Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Melanie Marich with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Chloe K Li, Tuleen Barakat, Maya Hamadeh, and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad, Vienna Maglio, and Munera AlDosari. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
