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Denouncing Your Own Government with Nicaraguan Ambassador Arturo McFields 

Denouncing Your Own Government with Nicaraguan Ambassador Arturo McFields 

FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde


Denouncing Your Own Government with Nicaraguan Ambassador Arturo McFields 

FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Arturo McFields. Arturo served as the former Ambassador of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States (OAS) until his fateful decision to publicly break ranks with the government, call it a dictatorship, and denounce its human rights violations. Today, Dan and Arturo discuss that personally and nationally consequential moral decision, the situation in Nicaragua which gave rise to that decision, and how the international community should react. 
Released:
Mar 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hosted by Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Building the Future explores topics at the intersection of global development, foreign policy, and national security. In each episode, Dan sits down for a discussion with a leading expert from government, the private sector, and international organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the world today.