Inter-American Dialogue | Andean Region

FEATURED ISSUES

	COLOMBIA ENGAGES FARC IN PEACE TALKS What are the prospects for peace in Colombia? Dialogue event with six prominent Colombian analysts Michael Shifter and Cameron Combs outline the difficulties of a peace deal Dialogue event with Minister of Agriculture Juan Camilo Restrepo Dan Rather's report on President Santos features Shifter
	HUGO CHÁVEZ'S DEATH AND VENEZUELA'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE In Latinvex, Michael Shifter questions the situation's sustainability In the Guardian, Michael Shifter comments on Venezuela after Chávez In Time, Michael Shifter comments on Maduro's presidency in a post-Chávez Venezuela In the Guardian, Peter Hakim speaks about Maduro's win and continuing the Chávez legacy
	ECUADOR & INTERNATIONAL LAW Correa is no Chávez, Shifter asserts President Correas's winning political strategy Correa easily wins reelection, Shifter assesses regional prospects Dialogue event featuring Ecuador's Attorney General examines international investment disputes and the IACHR
	OLLANTA HUMALA AND PERU'S GLOBAL EMERGENCE The Dialogue hosts President Humala for a public event with the Center for American Progress President of Congress Victor Isla Rojas visits the Dialogue to outline a path forward for Peru Dialogue event with leading political and economic analysts and the Peruvian Ambassador Shifter's article in Foreign Policy on issues facing the president TIME article featuring Shifter's analysis on Humala's family

ABOUT

The Dialogue’s Andean Program seeks to address the most pressing issues facing Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, including democratic governance, drug trafficking, energy, and international relations. The program regularly hosts meetings that brings together some of the Western Hemisphere’s most influential and recognized individuals to discuss salient topics facing the region. It also coordinates the annual meeting of the Latin America Working Group, formerly known as the Andean Working Group. Comprised of approximately thirty of the region’s leading analysts and practitioners, the Working Group discusses Latin America’s democratic, economic, social, and political development as well as the role of regional institutions and the influence of hemispheric actors, such as Brazil.

STAFF

Michael Shifter, President
Cameron Combs, Program Assistant
Tim Heine, Intern

For more information, please contact Cameron Combs at ccombs@thedialogue.org or (202) 463-2574

ARTICLES, OP-EDS & PUBLICATIONS

The Politics of Poverty: South America's Conditional Cash Transfers, Michael Shifter & Cameron Combs, May 14, 2013.
In Venezuela, Will 'Chavismo' Last Without Hugo Chavez?, Michael Shifter in PBS NewsHour, April 12, 2013.
The Empire Makes Nice, Michael Shifter in Foreign Policy, March 11, 2013.
La muerte del caudillo, Mario Vargas Llosa in El País, March 10, 2013.
With Chavez gone, what of ‘Chavismo’?, Michael Shifter in Reuters, March 7, 2013.
So Long, Chávez, Michael Shifter in Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2013.
La fragmentación en Venezuela, Michael Shifter in El Colombiano, March 5, 2013. (English)
Correa no logra llenar el ocaso de Chávez, Michael Shifter, El Deber, February 18, 2013. (English)

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EVENTS

President Ollanta Humala on Peru's Global Emergence, June 10, 2013.
Citizen Security in Colombia: A Conversation with Director of the National Police, José Roberto León Riaño, May 22, 2013.
The Post-Chávez Era, March 19, 2013.
Peru's Political and Institutional Agenda: A Conversation with the Speaker of Congress, February 21, 2013
Bolivia's Constitution and Human Rights: Deputy Héctor Arce Zaconeta, November 27, 2012.
A Conversation with Juan Camilo Restrepo, Minister of Agriculture of Colombia, November 8, 2012.
A Conversation with Ecuador's Attorney General, September 28, 2012.
Press and Electoral Politics in Venezuela, September 13, 2012.
Human Rights in Colombia, September 12, 2012.
Assessing Humala's First Year, July 25, 2012.

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IN THE PRESS

Analysts Say Oil Could Help Mend U.S.-Venezuela Relations, Michael Shifter in IPS, June 17, 2013.
Argentina or Venezuela - Who has a better chance for a reset with Washington?, Michael Shifter in Clarín, June 13, 2013.
Nuevo Plan Industrial, Dialogue event in Caretas, June 13, 2013.
Perú busca nuevos mercados para garantizar desarrollo económico, Dialogue event in Iberoamérica Central de Noticias, June 12, 2013.
Presidente do Peru reforça apoio ao livre mercado em visita aos EUA, Michael Shifter in Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2013.
Jefe del Estado: Peru busca elevar relaciones con EE.UU., Dialogue event in El Peruano, June 11, 2013.
Humala recordará a Obama la aportación de los peruanos a la economía de USA, Dialogue event in El Vocero Hispano, June 11, 2013.
Jefe del Estado se reúne hoy con Comité de Relaciones Exteriores de EE. UU., Dialogue event in Andina, June 11, 2013.
Humala planteará a Obama lucha antidrogas y protección ambiental, Dialogue event in RPP, June 11, 2013.
Humala planteará a Obama fortalecer lucha antidrogas y protección ambiental, Dialogue event in JornadaNet, June 11, 2013.
Peru Leader Surprises Critics With Free-Market Policies, Michael Shifter in Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2013.

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INTERVIEWS

EEUU busca reforzar presencia en A. Latina y pide ser observador de Alianza del Pacífico, Interview with Michael Shifter in La Tercera, May 28, 2013.
Amor a Chávez: retórica de Maduro, Interview with Michael Shifter in VOA, May 9, 2013.
Venezuela's Opposition in a Favorable Position Amid Political Instability, Interview with Michael Shifter in World Politics Review, May 8, 2013.
Recount Urged In Venezuela Election, Interview with Peter Hakim in Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2013.
La situación en Venezuela, Interview with Peter Hakim in VOA, April 12, 2013.
Panel discusses possible replacements for Hugo Chávez, Interview with Michael Shifter in CCTV, March 18, 2013.
Latin America's Left Sees Void After Chavez, Interview with VOA, March 12, 2013.

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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between Colombia and Ecuador, and Implications for the Region, by Michael Shifter, Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, April 10, 2008.

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ANDEAN WORKING PAPERS

The Andean Working Group began as the Colombia Working Group in 2001 in response to security challenges in the country. In 2004, it expanded to incorporate politicial, economic, and social issues across the Andean region. In 2011, the group expanded again to address broader hemispheric issues and actors, becoming the Latin America Working Group. MORE

Re-Election in the Andes: Politics and Prospects, by Michael Penfold, September 2010.
Corruption in the Andean Region: Is Progress Being Made?, by Carlos Basombrío Iglesias, July 2009.
Two Perspectives on Ecuador: Rafael Correa's Political Project, by Adrián Bonilla and César Montúfar, August 2008.
A Watershed Moment for Venezuela, by Teodoro Petkoff, July 2008.

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