Sebastián Arcos
Interim director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University and former Cuban dissident, offering analysis on Cuba's political moment and possible transitions.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 20min
Cubans in exile want an “end to communism”
Sebastián Arcos, interim director at the Cuban Research Institute and former dissident, and Jorge Barrera, CBC reporter in Havana, discuss Cuba’s nationwide blackout, fuel and electricity shortages, and the human impact on daily life. They cover signs of public frustration, government messaging, tourism collapse, U.S. pressure and debates over possible political transitions.
Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 9min
"Cuba And The Rise Of The Miami Consensus" Featuring Sebastián Arcos, Florida International University
Sebastián Arcos, interim director of FIU’s Cuban Research Institute and longtime Cuban human rights scholar, joins to unpack Cuba’s crisis. He traces the post-Soviet economic collapse and Venezuela dependency. He outlines demographic collapse, energy blackouts, the military-linked power structure, the idea of political reform before economic change, and the roles of external actors like Mexico and Marco Rubio.
