Episode 958: What’s next for Cuba
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Dr. William LeoGrande, a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and Associate Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs, Professor of Government, and Dean Emeritus of the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. They discuss the foreign policy strategies of President Trump, including actions in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Iran, and the challenges faced by the United States in maintaining dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Dr. LeoGrande provides insights into Cuba's historical and current socio-political landscape, emphasizing the impact of the Cuban Revolution and subsequent U.S. – Cuba relations. They also discuss the geopolitical influence of Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, and his impact on Latin American policy, particularly regarding Cuba and Venezuela. The episode concludes with a new segment addressing listener’s questions on topics such as the Strait of Hormuz and the SAVE Act.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:08.1 | Welcome to New World Podcast on the IHeart Podcast Network. |
| 0:12.5 | You may have noticed we've reformatted the show. |
| 0:15.9 | We figured it was a good time to do this. |
| 0:17.9 | I've been hosting this podcast since 2019. And I want to thank you for listening |
| 0:23.0 | and supporting us over the years. So moving forward, we're going to start each show with my |
| 0:28.8 | thoughts on what's happening in the world today. This is a pivotal moment in American history. |
| 0:41.0 | President Trump has been very aggressive in pushing American interests and taking gambols |
| 0:47.4 | going into Venezuela to replace the Maduro regime by literally replacing Maduro. |
| 0:56.4 | And what was a brilliant operation, |
| 1:01.6 | trying to, on the one hand, prop up the Ukrainian government, |
| 1:05.0 | on the other hand, not get into a nuclear war with Russia, |
| 1:12.2 | make sure that we are helping get to some kind of stable peace in Gaza. |
| 1:16.4 | Now, of course, a major fight with the Iranians, |
| 1:21.4 | who I think turned out to be a little better trenched in. |
| 1:26.7 | I think they've done a little bit more job of both in the organization inside Iran and in there having thought through how to resist |
| 1:30.1 | the opening wave of Israeli and American attacks. So they've proven to be, I think, a little |
| 1:37.4 | more formidable than some people thought they would be, which doesn't mean they're going to |
| 1:41.7 | win. At the same time, all of this creates ripples. |
| 1:46.0 | And so you have grave concern about gasoline, and you have a pretty large block of Americans |
| 1:53.7 | who know that if Donald Trump did it, it's wrong. We've been a war for a couple weeks. |
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