The Cuban government once called me Bush's mercenary compliment, I suppose. My gut says Cuba would be poor, would not be doing so well because they have a terrible government any way you slice it. We shouldn't give them the ability to facilitate militant activity or relations with rogue regimes like hosting the Russians. At the same time, we should be doing things to help the Cuban people and frankly, to empower other elements of the Cuban system and economy that are kind of ripe for growth.
Treasury's War author Juan Zarate joins us to discuss how the US wields its financial power against terrorism, rogue states, and global crime syndicates.
What We Discuss with Juan Zarate:
- Why the Treasury Department became part of the intelligence apparatus of the United States post-9/11 — after resisting such integration for years.
- Sanctions: what are they good for and how do they work?
- How and why criminals (whether they're of the independent, organized, or state-sponsored variety) need banks and financial institutions for any major crime to succeed.
- What the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) system is and how it's used to disrupt terrorist financing around the world.
- For better or worse, what role does cryptocurrency play in all of this?
- And much more...
Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/863
This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals
Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!
Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!