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

What's up, everybody? My name is Demetri Kofinas, and you're listening to Hidden Forces, a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens to challenge consensus narratives and learn learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world. What you're about to hear is the eleventh episode in a podcast series hosted by me and my cohost, Grant Williams, titled The Hundred Year Pivot. In it, we speak with some of the smartest, most plugged in people we know to help position ourselves, our organizations, our families, and our portfolios for the once in a century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering that we believe is currently underway. In today's conversation, Grant and I speak with editor in chief of America's quarterly, Brian Winter. He's an expert on Latin America who has lived and worked in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico and has a deep understanding of the region's politics, economics, and security dynamics. The three of us begin our conversation today discussing the Trump administration's almost cinematic removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela. We 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. We 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 advisor and secretary of state Marco Rubio has played in shaping US foreign policy in Latin America, whether Cuba and its communist government is next on the administration's list of seemingly ever expanding targets. The episodes in this series are published a week ahead of time on both the Hidden Forces and Grant Williams podcast subscriber only feeds. If you want early access to these conversations, go to hiddenforces.io/subscribe and join our premium feed so you can listen to this episode and other subscriber only content on your mobile device using your favorite podcast app just like you're listening to this episode right now. If you wanna join in on the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces genius community, which includes q and a calls with guests, discounted access to third party research and analysis, and in person events like our intimate dinners and weekend retreats, you can also do that on our subscriber page. And if you still have questions, feel free to send an email to info@hiddenforces.io, and I or someone from our team will get right back to you. And with that, please enjoy this incredibly informative and uniquely timely conversation with our guest, Brian Winter.