In Their Own Voices, previously known as Poor Richard’s Podcasts, takes different moments in diplomatic history and brings them to life.

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Dealing with a Leftist Dipsomaniac: The United States and Ecuador’s Carlos Arosemena: In the 1960s, U.S. foreign policy had two bugbears: the Soviet Union and Cuba. The United States wished to prevent another Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro’s rise to power, through policies like the Alliance for Progress. As the United States continued to worry about potential leftist revolutions across the region, Ecuador became a setting for this battle over hearts and minds.

 

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