Checks and Balance: Cuba libre? - a podcast by The Economist

The Biden administration has announced new sanctions against Cuba, as the communist regimecracks downon the biggest protests in decades. How mightthe president's pledge to support democracy around the world play out in Cuba? 

Miami political consultant Fernand Amandi says liberating Cuba has political rewards. We look back at how Fidel Castro scored an early propaganda victory against America on a visit to New York. And technology writer Antonio García Martínez warns the rapid opening of Cuba to the internet will cause more disruption. 

John Prideaux hosts with Roseann Lake and Jon Fasman.

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