Toward Greater Peace and Security in Colombia
Toward Greater Peace and Security in Colombia

Author: Bob Graham

Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This report proposes where U.S. policy toward Colombia is misguided, and explains how security assistance aimed at reducing drug production and trafficking is only one piece of a broader effort needed to extend legitimate authority in the country.

Toward Greater Peace and Security in Colombia
Toward Greater Peace and Security in Colombia

Author: Bob Graham

Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This report proposes where U.S. policy toward Colombia is misguided, and explains how security assistance aimed at reducing drug production and trafficking is only one piece of a broader effort needed to extend legitimate authority in the country.

As War Ends
As War Ends

Author: James Meernik

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-07-25

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 1108585671

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For decades a bitter civil war between the Colombia government and armed insurgent groups tore apart Colombian society. After protracted negotiations in Havana, a peace agreement was accepted by the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group in 2016. This volume will provide academics and practitioners throughout the world with critical analyses regarding what we know generally about the post-war peace building process and how this can be applied to the specifics of the Colombian case to assist in the design and implementation of post-war peace building programs and policies. This unique group of Colombian and international scholars comment on critical aspects of the peace process in Colombia, transitional justice mechanisms, the role of state and non-state actors at the national and local levels, and examine what the Colombian case reveals about traditional theories and approaches to peace and transitional justice.

Colombia: Security as the Road to Peace?
Colombia: Security as the Road to Peace?

Author: Günther Maihold

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The controversial Colombian program of "democratic security" appears to be working. And because Colombia's population is also giving the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez good marks halfway through its term, the president's efforts to win reelection are gaining new momentum. The number of kidnappings and terrorist attacks in the country fell significantly last year, and the first steps toward solving the decades-long conflict that has rippled throughout the Andes region have been made. Now it is up to the international community. New opportunities are now available for giving the peace process a push by providing it with the kind of support it needs. Europe, with its policy of engagement on behalf of the peace process, has an important role to play in bringing together national and international efforts to resolve Colombia's conflict. However, central questions remain to be clarified with the Colombian government. (SWP Comments / SWP).

U.S. Security Policy in the Western Hemisphere
U.S. Security Policy in the Western Hemisphere

Author: Max G. Manwaring

Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13:

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"This is one in the Special Series of monographs stemming from the February 2001 conference on Plan Colombia cosponsored by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center of the University of Miami. In substantive U.S. national security terms, Dr. Manwaring addresses the questions, Why Colombia, Why Now, and What Is To Be Done? He explains the importance of that troubled country to the United States. He points out that the fragile democracy of Colombia is at risk, and that the violent spillover effects of three simultaneous wars pose a threat to the rest of the Western Hemisphere and the interdependent global community. Then Dr. Manwaring makes a case against continued tactical and operational approaches to the Colombian crisis and outlines what must be done. In that connection, he recommends an actionable political-military strategy to attain security, stability, democratic governance, and a sustainable peace. The proposed strategy would not be costly in monetary or military terms. It would, however, require deliberate planning, cooperation, time, and will."--SSI.

Plan Colombia: The Strategic and Operational Imperatives
Plan Colombia: The Strategic and Operational Imperatives

Author: Gabriel Marcella

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1428911405

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The United States is committed to helping Colombia fight its struggle against the violence and corruption engendered by the traffic in narcotics. This report examines the strategic theory within Plan Colombia, the master plan which the government of Colombia developed to strengthen democracy through peace, security, and economic development. The author argues that the United States and the international community must support this beleaguered nation. He cautions, however, that the main responsibility for success lies with the Colombians. They must mobilize the national resources and make the sacrifices to win back the country from the narco-traffickers, the insurgents, and the paramilitaries. To that end, Plan Colombia is a well-conceived strategy that must be sustained for the long term.