En aquel entonces, afrontábamos una vuelta a una política de desarrollo que estaba subordinada a objetivos geopolíticos e intereses comerciales y una vuelta al tipo de cinismo con el que — incluso en Europa — los dictadores se han aferrado al poder durante décadas a expensas de su pueblo.
At the time, we were facing a return to a development policy that was subordinate to geopolitical goals and commercial interests and a return to the kind of cynicism with which – even in Europe – dictators have clung onto power for decades at the expense of their people.