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Trump's New Strategy for Latin America: Venezuela, Cuba, & the 'Donroe Doctrine' | Brian Winter

Hidden Forces

Demetri Kofinas

Business, Government

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Episode 456 is the eleventh installment in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, Brian Winter. He's an expert on Latin America, having lived and worked in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, and possesses a deep understanding of the region's politics, economics, and security dynamics.

The three of them begin their conversation discussing the Trump administration's almost cinematic removal of Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela. They speculate about who is currently in charge of the country, the implications of Maduro's exit for Venezuela's economy and the region's geopolitics, the rising tide of right-wing political movements across Latin America, and how this operation fits into the Trump administration's broader initiatives as they have been conveyed in the new National Security Strategy.

They also explore the rising tide of right-wing political movements across Latin America, the role of organized crime in driving political change, how demographic shifts and artificial intelligence might reshape the region's future, and the unique role that Trump's National security adviser and secretary of state Marco Rubio has played in shaping US foreign policy in Latin America and whether Cuba and its communist government is next on the administration's list of seemingly every-expanding targets.

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Episode Recorded on 01/07/2025

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0:00.0

What's up, everybody? My name is Demetri Kaffinas, and you're listening to Hidden Forces,

0:06.1

a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens, to challenge consensus

0:12.7

narratives and learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world.

0:18.5

What you're about to hear is the 11th episode in a podcast series hosted by

0:22.4

me and my co-host, Grant Williams, titled The Hundred Year Pivot. In it, we speak with some of

0:28.1

the smartest, most plugged in people we know to help position ourselves, our organizations,

0:33.7

our families, and our portfolios for the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical

0:39.9

reordering that we believe is currently underway.

0:43.3

In today's conversation, Grant and I speak with editor-in-chief of America's quarterly, Brian Winter.

0:48.9

He's an expert on Latin America who has lived and worked in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico,

0:53.9

and has a deep understanding of the region in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, and has a deep understanding

0:55.5

of the region's politics, economics, and security dynamics. The three of us begin our conversation

1:01.2

today discussing the Trump administration's almost cinematic removal of Nicolas Maduro from power

1:07.1

in Venezuela. We speculate about who is currently in charge of the country, the implications

1:12.1

of Maduro's exit for Venezuela's economy and the region's geopolitics, the rising tide

1:17.2

of right-wing political movements across Latin America, and how this operation fits into the

1:21.9

Trump administration's broader initiatives as they have been conveyed in the new national security

1:26.3

strategy. We also explore the

1:28.2

rising tide of right-wing political movements across Latin America, the role of organized crime

1:33.2

in driving political change, how demographic shifts in artificial intelligence might reshape the region's

1:38.9

future, and the unique role that Trump's national security advisor and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

1:44.0

has played in shaping

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