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Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force

May 17, 2017

A Roadmap for US Engagement with Colombia

By Senator Roy Blunt and Senator Ben Cardin

The Atlantic Council’s Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force, co-chaired by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), has been working for the past year to put forward recommendations for continued US engagement in Colombia. Today, Colombia is a strategic US partner. Its achievements and experience fighting international networks of organized crime have […]

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Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force

May 17, 2017

Colombia Peace and Prosperity Report Launch: A Dinner with President Juan Manuel Santos

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

After almost twelve months of consultations and deliberations, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launched on May 17 the Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force report: A Roadmap for US Engagement with Colombia. It was the culmination of the work of a notable group co-chaired by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ben Cardin […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2017

The End of Corruption Culture in Latin America?

By Roberta Braga

Accountability in the region creates space for safer investments Odebrecht was once synonymous with Latin America’s most ambitious public works projects. Today, those who hear the name think only of the web of malfeasance that has engulfed the region and continues to extend beyond the continent. But, as negative as these new revelations may seem, […]

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In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Foreign Policy on A Nobel Peace Prize for Colombia

By Jason Marczak

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In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Saldarriaga Jiménez in The Cipher: There Will Never Be a Perfect Peace in Colombia

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez

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In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Saldarriaga Jiménez Quoted by Voice of America on Defeated Colombian Peace Deal

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jimenez

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New Atlanticist

Oct 5, 2016

Colombia’s Peace Plebiscite: A Divided Nation

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez

On October 2, Colombians rejected the peace agreement brokered between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The “no” vote won the plebiscite by less than 0.5 percent of the vote with only 37 percent of voter participation. The world is shocked and Colombians astonished. Polls leading up to the plebiscite had […]

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Event Recap

Oct 4, 2016

Colombia Votes No to Peace: What Happens Now?

By Mae Louise Flato

On October 2, Colombian electoral officials announced the surprise victory of the ‘No’ vote in the national referendum to approve the peace agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2016

Plebiscite Leaves Colombia’s Peace Process in Limbo

By Ashish Kumar Sen

On October 2, Colombian voters rejected a peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. This was a “surprising” outcome of a plebiscite that has thrown into question the prospects for peace in the country, according to Atlantic Council analysts. “One could argue that it both complicates and eases this problem,” said […]

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In the News

Oct 3, 2016

Schechter Quoted by the Australian Financial Review on the Outcome of the Plebiscite Vote in Colombia

By Peter Schechter

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