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Show Notes
Cuba is facing a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, with government agencies under an oil blockade and mounting pressure from the United States. As shortages worsen, can the Cuban government survive? What would the fallout be for the rest of the Caribbean if it doesn't? We break down the political and regional implications with Julio Fonseca, co-chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba and president of the Association of Cubans in Toronto, alongside Tamanisha John, assistant professor in the Department of Politics at York University. Then, Karen Dubinsky, professor emerita in Global Development Studies and History at Queen's University and author of "Strangely, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters," explores Canada's long-standing relationship with Cuba. From cultural and personal ties to diplomacy and influence, we examine how Canada's soft power has shaped that relationship and how it could be used to support Cubans during this moment of crisis.
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Cuba politicsCuban governmentCaribbean geopoliticsCanada Cuba relationsCanadian soft powerCuba CanadaCaribbean stabilityCuban regimeforeign influence CubaLatin America politicsCaribbean futureinternational relationsCold War legacypolitical change Cubaglobal affairsgeopolitics analysisCaribbean securityCuba crisis