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

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by CSIS’s Director of Congressional Affairs, Elizabeth Hoffman, to discuss their takeaways from the recent Congressional staff delegation they led to Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova, and the importance of decision-makers to witness the impact of Congressionally appropriated aid to the war effort.  

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Brigham Young University Professors Shad Morris and Chad Carlos to discuss their recently published study, The Impact of Growth Mindset on Entrepreneurial Action Among Necessity Entrepreneurs, and its implications for future development work.  

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dan Negrea and Joseph Lemoine of the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center to discuss their publication, Prosperity that Lasts: The 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and its implications for researchers and policymakers alike. 

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Veronika Shime to delve into why critical minerals are so important to U.S. national security and what steps policymakers should consider to protect and promote the domestic mining and processing industries.  

Dan is joined by Ilya Ponomarev, a former member of Russia’s parliament – the State Duma, to discuss his book Does Putin Have to Die?

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Aaron S. Williams, a distinguished career diplomat and former director of the Peace Corps, to discuss his book A Life Unimagined as well as the traits necessary for good leadership. 

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Jessica Stone of Voice of America to discuss how her experience growing up in the American South and reporting in Afghanistan and China have led her to identify "cross-cultural" dialogues as a critical component for the future of our increasingly interconnected world.

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Nancy Eslick of USAID who shares insights into the ways in which water strategy underpins issues such as climate resilience and international security, the need for financing and investment in water strategy, and the measures the U.S. government has taken to support global water security initiatives.  

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Tim Strong and Mark Castellino of Opportunity International who share insights into agricultural financing in the developing world.

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Mary Beth Cote-Jenssen who shares insights about the importance of global water security and the role played by public-private partnerships.