Don't Turn Down a Drink in Pyongyang

Don't Turn Down a Drink in Pyongyang

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Historian Michael Bustamante joins Ian Bremmer to discuss Cuba's economic freefall, Trump's end game, and the hopes of Cuban Americans. This week, Ian Bremmer sits down with University of Miami historian and Cuba expert Michael Bustamante to make sense of the US-Cuba standoff. Cu ...  Show more

North Korea's nuclear gamble pays off, with the WSJ's Jonathan Cheng

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