What Might the US Action in Venezuela Mean for Cuba? | Inside Story

Jan 6, 2026 | Venezuela's closest ally Cuba is on edge after the capture of president Nicolás Maduro and US politicians' warnings to Havana.

US president Donald Trump says Cuba is near collapse. So what are Washington's plans? And what's the thinking in Havana?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Liz Oliva Fernandez - independent Cuban journalist in Havana for US-based media outlet, Belly of the Beast.

John Suarez - Executive Director at the Center for a Free Cuba in Miami

Michael Shifter - senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and an adjunct professor of Latin American Studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC