Analysis

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What Will Come of New Colombia-Venezuela Ties?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela.

Michael Shifter, Andrea Colombo, Humberto de la Calle, Vanessa Neumann, Phil Gunson, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli

Latin America Advisor ˙

Colombian President Iván Duque is cracking down on possession of illegal drugs in public. // File Photo: Colombian Government.

Is Duque Pursuing the Right Anti-Drug Policies?

Will Colombia’s new policies under President Iván Duque curb drug trade and consumption?

Maria Velez de Berliner, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Hannah Hetzer, Barry R. McCaffrey, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Latin America Advisor ˙

Michael Shifter Video

Shifter: “Los temas en la agenda van a ser un poco más diversos de lo que hemos visto durante los años de Trump.”

En medio de la incertidumbre que supone la llegada de Joe Biden a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, Red+ Noticias habló con Michael Shifter, el presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, sobre lo que será la relación de Estados Unidos con América Latina. Se conversó también sobre el cambio que la llegada de Joe Biden a la Casa Blanca supone para la política exterior de Estados Unidos hacia Venezuela, Colombia y China. 

Michael Shifter

Interviews ˙ ˙ Red+ Noticias

PLC Member in the News: Claudia Blum

Dialogue Presidents Leadership Council member Claudia Blum has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia.

Claudia Blum

Member in the News ˙

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Member in the News: Sylvia Escovar

Sylvia Escovar has been chosen to lead as the new strategic president of EPS Sanitas Comprehensive Health Group, a company that offers health care services and economic benefits to its members. 

Sylvia Escovar

Member in the News ˙ ˙ Forbes Colombia

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Colombia expands national parks and ethnic community lands

Under President Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian government has vastly expanded protected areas, creating new national parks and providing land titles to indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in the Amazon, Chocó and other important forest regions. However, many challenges remain. National parks and indigenous and Afro-Colombian lands continue to be threatened by illegal occupation, coca cultivation and illegal gold mining.

Lisa Viscidi

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Public Policies for Afro-Descendant Communities in Colombia

Much remains to be done to protect and promote Afro-Descendant communities’ rights and development in Colombia, according to the panel discussion hosted by the Inter-American Dialogue, the Gender and Diversity Unit at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Phelps Stokes on May 20, 2011. Although Colombia has made steps in the right direction, current policies need to be reinforced. It was also suggested that Afro-Descendants work together across countries and communities to better envision a common purpose and to strengthen their political influence.

Mariellen Jewers

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On Future Colombia-China Relations: Q&A with David Castrillón-Kerrigan

David Castrillón-Kerrigan, research professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia’s School of Finance, Government, and International Relations, spoke with us about prospects for future China-Colombia relations.

David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Margaret Myers, Steven Holmes

Interviews ˙

Colombian President Iván Duque, who took office this year, has backed away from suggestions he would scuttle the 2016 peace accord. // File Photo: Colombian Government.

Two Years In, Is Peace Taking Hold in Colombia?

How well is peace taking hold in Colombia, two years after the signing of the peace accord?

Antonio Navarro Wolff, Adam Isacson, Martha Maya, María Teresa Aya

Latin America Advisor ˙

Michael Shifter en GPS Mundial Video

Shifter: “Es muy claro que Estados Unidos ha vuelto y va a ser parte de la comunidad internacional”

Michael Shifter, el presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, analizó junto al equipo editorial de El Tiempo, el discurso de asunción de Joe Biden. Shifter hizo alusión a las diferencias que se pueden esperar del nuevo presidente en materia de política exterior y también sobre las posibles repercusiones que realizar un juicio político contra el ex presidente Trump significarían para las divisiones internas de los Estados Unidos. 

Michael Shifter, Eduard Soto, Sandra Ramirez, Sergio Gómez

Interviews ˙ ˙ El Tiempo

Colombian President Iván Duque’s popularity is sinking, and Colombians are planning a national strike on Thursday. // File Photo: Colombian Government.

Why Is Colombia’s Patience Wearing Thin With Duque?

What is at the root of citizens’ discontent in Colombia, and will the nation see the same sort of violence than other countries in South America?

Cynthia J. Arnson, Maria Velez de Berliner, Erin McFee

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Private Roundtable with Colombian Finance Minister José Manuel Restrepo

On February 17, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a private roundtable with Colombian Finance Minister José Manuel Restrepo. The discussion centered on the country’s economic outlook for the next year and the measures needed for it to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Andrea Colombo

Event Summaries ˙

Outlook for Energy in the Western Hemisphere

Latin America faces many challenges in developing its energy resources and providing clean, affordable and reliable energy. With presidential elections in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia next year, there is considerable uncertainty about future energy policy, as potential candidates in these countries have presented widely varying energy and economic policy platforms.

Sawyer Thomas, Sergio Martinez Cotto

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Latin American State Oil Companies and Climate Change

Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change and Extractive Industries Program, sat down with Natural Gas World to discuss her recent report, Latin American State Oil Companies: Decarbonization Strategies and Role in the Energy Transition.

Lisa Viscidi

Podcasts ˙ ˙ In a Nutshell

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Are South America’s Leftists Willing to Work With the U.S.?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to South America.

Arturo Sarukhan, Maria Velez de Berliner, David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Francisco E. González, Christine Sixta Rinehart

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