In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis sent 40000 volts through the global geopolitical system.
The discovery of Soviet missile bases, 90 miles off the coast of America could not stand. But could it be reversed?
Today, we know how the story ends.
The boats turned back. World War Three was postponed.
But at the time, it wasn’t so obvious.
Sean Nottoli is a visiting fellow at the Danube Institute.
Sean joins host Gavin Haynes to tell us about another island, another sea, and another crucible of the potential next World War 3. Of Taiwan. And China.
Plenty of Western countries have good relations with America, he argues. But few have equally good relations with China. And for that matter, Taiwan.
Could the Swiss model – a new kind of neutrality – allow Hungary to leverage its geopolitical strengths in the 21st century?
Danube Institute Podcast