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Colombia

Colombia. A primer (with some emphasis on foreign policy) Daniel Gomez Gaviria. Geography . Borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador. Coast over the Pacific and the Caribbean. . Geography. Fragmented territory. Poor infrastructure. Deep jungles. Weather.

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Colombia

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  1. Colombia A primer (with some emphasis on foreign policy) Daniel Gomez Gaviria

  2. Geography • Borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador. • Coast over the Pacific and the Caribbean.

  3. Geography • Fragmented territory. • Poor infrastructure. • Deep jungles.

  4. Weather

  5. Regional diversity

  6. Political structure

  7. Politics • Two main parties dominated most of the past century: liberal, conservative. • National Front: alternation of power. • Constitutional assembly of 1991 and new Constitution. • Now: fragmented parties, new parties, many independents.

  8. Economy

  9. Recent History • Jorge Eliecer Gaitan,La Violencia (1950s) • El Frente Nacional (1958-1974) • The Guerrilla movements: FARC (1964), ELN(1965), EPL(1967), M-19 (1974), Quintin Lame (1984). • Import Substitution, Protectionism, smuggling routes (1960s). • The Drug trade (1970s, mariguana; 1980s, cocaine) • Paramilitaries, AUC(1990s)

  10. Recent History 2 • War on Drugs (1986-1994) • Constitution of 1991 • Trade liberalization of the 1990s • Failed peace process (1998-2002) and Plan Colombia. Colombia, a failed state? • Alvaro Uribe (2002-2006, 2006-2010, 2010-2014?): many violence and economic indicators improve. • Paramilitary scandal (2006-2007)

  11. The Colombian Armed Conflict

  12. Main Foreign Policy Challenges • Human Rights; labor rights. • Relationship with Neighbors. • FTAs and diversification of trade partners. • War on Drugs, internal conflict and US military Aid. • Domestic issues are tightly linked to foreign relations.

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