GameChangers 2020: Conflicting US Approach to Latin America Organized Crime
COCA
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22 DEC 2020
President-elect Joe Biden wants to reset US-Latin American relations, but the Trump administration’s approach may leave scars.
All About Plan Colombia
ANALYSIS
COCA
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16 JUN 2017
The US government has continued issuing mixed messages following controversial statements by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that implied the White House was pushing for Colombia to return to outdated…
COLOMBIA
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5 FEB 2016
US President Barack Obama announced he will ask Congress for $450 million to assist Colombia's transition from civil conflict to peace, but will it help avert the impending shakeup of…
COLOMBIA
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2 FEB 2016
The Colombian government will mark the 15th anniversary of Plan Colombia by requesting a new assistance package from the United States aimed at facilitating the Andean nation's transition to peace…
COLOMBIA
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2 NOV 2015
According to Colombia's government, the laundering of profits from drug trafficking and common crime accounted for two percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013. However, the figures…
COLOMBIA
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9 JUL 2015
The US is paying Colombia to train security forces in Central America, without tracking whether this is doing good or causing harm. It's time for authorities to start asking hard…
CRIMINAL MIGRATION
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25 JUL 2014
The presidents of Guatemala and Honduras have used the Central American child migrant crisis to call for regional security investment from the United States along the lines of "Plan Colombia,"…
COLOMBIA
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7 NOV 2013
Colombian and US officials have signed an agreement providing US law enforcement support to four Colombian municipalities, a move which signifies the increasing importance of local networks within Colombia's criminal…
COLOMBIA
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30 OCT 2013
Colombia's top anti-drug adviser has whipped up a political storm with comments that the aerial fumigation of coca crops that has been a central tenet of US…
CARSI
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12 APR 2013
The US State Department budget proposal for 2014 has reduced aid for Colombia and Mexico while increasing funds for Central America, reflecting changes in regional priorities.
COLOMBIA
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18 FEB 2013
The US ambassador to Colombia has emphasized that the country now spends more on domestic treatment and prevention programs than on combating drug production via the Plan Colombia aid program.
MERIDA INITIATIVE
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9 OCT 2012
The US defense secretary has cautioned Latin American countries against relying on their militaries for law enforcement, which could point to a changing focus in US policy in the region.
COLOMBIA
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13 APR 2012
As the Sixth Summit of the Americas approaches, US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have made statements extolling Colombia's security gains, suggesting they are seeking to…
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