Colombia

Colombia

Colombia and the United States have consolidated a close and mutually-beneficial partnership over the past twenty years. Plan Colombia, a bipartisan foreign policy success, laid the foundation for a strategic alliance that has widened to include sustainable development, trade, hemispheric security, and human rights. Today, Colombia is positioning itself as a leader in the region and the world.

Recent analysis

Marczak in Fox News Latino: Opinion: Colombians’ Motivation to Vote Was Not Peace, But Deep-seeded Hatred

Dispatches
Feb 23, 2026

Why Colombia’s veterans are going to war in Ukraine

By
Erin K. McFee

A lack of economic opportunities and pathways to reintegration is leading Colombian veterans to fight for Ukraine.

Colombia
Conflict

Marczak in Fox News Latino: Opinion: Colombians’ Motivation to Vote Was Not Peace, But Deep-seeded Hatred

Dispatches
Feb 5, 2026

How the Trump-Petro meeting could reshape Colombia’s electoral landscape

By
Isabella Palacios

Petro’s turn toward engagement with Trump could have a significant impact on Colombia’s upcoming elections and the next president’s relations with Washington.

Colombia
Latin America

Marczak in Fox News Latino: Opinion: Colombians’ Motivation to Vote Was Not Peace, But Deep-seeded Hatred

Dispatches
Feb 2, 2026

To repair US-Colombia ties, Trump and Petro should focus on counternarcotics and Venezuela

By
Kevin Whitaker

By focusing on shared interests on counternarcotics and Venezuela, Tuesday’s Oval Office meeting between the US and Colombian presidents can put the two nations’ bilateral relations on a better path.

Colombia
Crisis Management

Events

Online Event
Fri, June 20, 2025 • 6:30 am ET

Addressing China’s growing influence in Colombia

Colombia
Economy & Business
Geopolitics & Energy Security
Latin America

Online Event
Wed, March 26, 2025 • 7:00 am ET

Evaluating the US-Colombia commercial relationship

Colombia
Economy & Business
Latin America
Trade and tariffs

Public Event
Wed, November 20, 2024 • 10:45 am ET

Senator Ben Cardin reflects on his decades-long work to shape the Americas

Americas
Colombia
Corruption
Economy & Business

Programs

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.

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Voces de impacto episodes

Voces de impacto: Conversations with US and Colombian leaders and changemakers. Join the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for dialogues that highlight traditionally underrepresented voices from across Colombian society.

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Content

In the News

Oct 3, 2016

Marczak in Fox News Latino: Opinion: Colombians’ Motivation to Vote Was Not Peace, But Deep-seeded Hatred

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

Colombia

In the News

Oct 3, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Huffington Post on the Outcome of the Plebiscite Vote in Colombia

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Colombia

In the News

Oct 3, 2016

Marczak in Boston Globe: Colombians Reject Peace Deal; What’s Next?

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

Colombia

In the News

Oct 2, 2016

Schechter Joins Entravision to Discuss the Colombian Vote and the 43 Students That Went Missing from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Mexico in 2014

By Peter Schechter

Watch the full interview here.

Colombia Mexico

In the News

Oct 2, 2016

Schechter Quoted by the Miami Herald on the Disappointing Outcome of the Vote and the Need for the Colombian Government and the FARC to Renegotiate

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Colombia

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2016

The Presidential Debates: Here’s What We Would Like to Know

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, took part in their first presidential debate in New York on September 26. The debate was the first of three. Here are some questions the Atlantic Council’s experts would like to pose to the candidates.

Colombia Russia

In the News

Sep 17, 2016

Schechter Quoted by NPR on Colombia’s Pending Peace Agreement

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted by América Economía on Peace, Economic Development and Sustainability in Cartagena

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Terra on Colombian Peace Plebiscite and Brexit Vote

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted in Noticias RCN on Colombian Peace Plebiscite and Potential Brexit Vote

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

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Experts

Ana Arriagada

Staff

Ana Arriagada

Assistant Director, Latin America

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Brazil Civil Society

Fellow

Kyle Atwell

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Colombia

Staff

Ilona Barrero

Program Assistant

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Colombia English

Advisory Council member

Mauricio Cárdenas

Former Minister of Finance; Former Minister of Economic Development, Transport, Planning; Former Minister of Mines and Energy, Colombia

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Colombia Economy & Business

Fellow

Jorge Guzman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Colombia English

Fellow

Sergio Guzmán

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Caribbean
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