The Inside Story Podcast

Venezuela's closest ally, Cuba, is on edge after the capture of president Nicolas Maduro and U.S. politicians' warnings to Havana. U.S. President Donald Trump says Cuba is near collapse. So what are Washington's plans? And what's the thinking in Havana? In this episode: Liz Oliva Fernandez, independent Cuban journalist John Suarez, Executive Director, the Center for a Free Cuba Michael Shifter, senior fellow, Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor, Georgetown University Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

The capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. came despite his country's long-standing alliance with both China and Russia. Both have criticised the U.S. attack but have taken no action. What are the implications for Russia and China? In this episode: Andrey Kortunov, former Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Chris Weafer, Chief Executive Officer of Macro-Advisory Shaun Rein, Founder & Managing Director of the China Market Research Group in Shanghai and author of The Split Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

The US capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro has been sharply criticised by his allies, but not by Western nations despite questions about its legality. So, does the attack on Venezuela signal a new aggressive US strategy? What might be its global impact? In this episode: Charles Shapiro, Former US Ambassador to Venezuela under President George W. Bush. Stefan Wolff, Professor, International Security, University of Birmingham, UK. Ernesto Castaneda, Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University in Washington DC. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

US special forces capture Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - in a daring attack that's taken the country and the world by surprise. He'd denied accusations by president Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel. So, what are the implications of Washington's actions? In this episode: Phil Gunson - senior analyst for the Andes Project at the International Crisis Group. Richard Weitz - a U.S. security analyst and Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College. Temir Porras - former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chavez and the former Chief of Staff for President Nicolas Maduro. Host: James Bays Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

How fragile is the US healthcare system? Millions of Americans face a sharp increase in their insurance premiums. That's after Congress failed to renew subsidies provided by Obamacare. So, what's the impact for those in need? And how much politics is involved? In this episode: Lindsay Allen - Health Economist and Policy Researcher at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Neel Shah - Physician and Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic as well as Founder of the Costs of Care non-profit organisation. Rinah Shah - Political Strategist and Geopolitical analyst. Host: James Bays Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook