As the first Colombian election after the historic signing of the peace deal approaches, the good news is that the conflict has blessedly ended, but the implementation of the accord has been complicated and contentious. It does not help that the political establishment stands fractured and discredited. The risk is that the country’s unsettled politics could upend the peace.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the upcoming presidential runoff elections in Colombia.
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En este episodio de Club de Prensa, Juan Carlos Iragorri contó con la participación de Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano; Raquel Godos, corresponsal de EFE; Alina Dieste, periodista de la agencia ‘France Presse’; Cynthia Arnson, directora para Latinoamérica – Wilson Center. Los participantes analizaron los resultados de la primera vuelta elector en Colombia y lo que se puede esperar para la segunda vuelta.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring viewpoints on the results of the Colombian presidential election.
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On June 7, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event titled “Colombia’s Choice: Duque vs Petro”. The conversation analyzed the results of the first round of the election which propelled Iván Duque of the Centro Democrático party and Gustavo Petro of Colombia Humana into the second round of the presidential race. Participants also discussed what to expect on and after the second round of the presidential race.
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On June 21 Michael Shifter, senior fellow of the Inter-American Dialogue, was interviewed at the microphones of Canada’s CBC on the recent victory of Gustavo Petro as a new president-elect of Colombia. The conversation was also centered on the future of US-Colombia and Canada-Colombia relations.
Host Ray Offenheiser and guest Michael Shifter, the president of Inter-American Dialogue, discuss the economic and political crises in Venezuela, as well as the upcoming elections and path forward for peace in Colombia.
En una conversación con Infobae Colombia, Michael Shifter, senior fellow del Diálogo Interamericano, habló sobre las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Colombia tras la elección de Gustavo Petro.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, sits down with Latinvex to answer important questions as three major economies in Latin America – Brazil, Chile, and Colombia – approach presidential elections and other countries face crises and protests.
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As part of his energy and climate campaign promises, Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro’s intention to halt oil exploration and pilot fracking projects and accelerate the transition to renewable energy raises questions about the direction of energy policy in the country.
Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Giselda Lópezlenci de El Comercio sobre las elecciones en Colombia y Brasil, así como las expectativas del nuevo gobierno electo de Gabriel Boric en Chile.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring viewpoints on how Colombia-U.S. relations could change under Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petro.
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América Latina termino el año 2021 convulsa, em medio de la pandemia y con un ciclo electoral que reconfigura el mapa geopolítico de la región. Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversa con Gustau Alegret en su program Cuestión de Poder de NTN24 sobre los desafíos económicos, la pandemia del Covid-19 y las elecciones en Colombia y Brasil.
En una conversación con RCN Radio, Manuel Orozco, director del Programa de Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, analizó el voto en la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) para formalmente condenar Nicaragua por sus violaciones a los derechos humanos.
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Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Juan Carlos Iragorri de El Washington Post Podcast sobre si Colombia, Brasil y otros países girarán a la izquierda igual que Chile.
