How to Understand the Nicar... by on Scribd
The shocking killings of student and other protestors in Nicaragua earlier this year galvanized many Nicaraguans and drew renewed international attention to a country once considered one of the most stable in Central America. What caused this once-peaceful country to erupt in April 2018?
In this bulletin, Arturo Cruz, professor at the INCAE Business School and former Nicaraguan ambassador to the United States and Canada, traces the evolution of President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian governing model from 2008 until today. He explains why Venezuelan aid to Nicaragua initially allowed Ortega to distribute generous benefits and how the decline in aid ultimately ushered in the current crisis.
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Arturo Cruz
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
