Plan Colombia

Still No Peace In Colombia (PHOTOS)

Christian Fuchs | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Colombia FARC, Colombia, Slideexpand, Refugeeds, Internally Displaced Persons, Slidefreestyle, Plan Colombia, Impact News

Colombian refugees and internally displaced people are the frequently forgotten victims of the nearly 50-year-long conflict between paramilitaries, guerillas, and the Colombian military and security forces.

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Kony 2012 and the Failed Fantasy of Firepower in Libya, Syria, Uganda...

Lisa Schirch | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Syria, Libya, Kony 2012, Africom, Libya Rebels, Joseph Kony, Syrian Rebels, US Policy, Plan Colombia, World News

Echoes of victims call out to us over television or even twitter with bloodied images of civilians suffering. Those with empathy want to stop it. There is vast appeal for a fast fantasy of firepower solution

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Beyond Free Trade with Colombia

Milburn Line | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia FARC, Farc, Cordoba, Hillary Clinton, Colombia, Plan Colombia, World News

Armed forces are accused of murdering 2,547 civilians and presenting them as combat kills; there are now 27,000 forced disappearances in Colombia

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Colombian Vice President Garzon: Good Words, but Not Yet Deeds

Lisa Haugaard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Human Rights, Drugs, Latin America, Drug War, US Foreign Policy, South America, Refugees, Colombia, War on Drugs, World News, Plan Colombia, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, Nonprofits, Unions, Usaid, Military, Free Trade, World News

This week, Garzón meets with Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and many members of Congress. Let's hope that our policymakers strategically press for real, sustained improvements in human rights.

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Disappearances in Colombia on a Scale Never Imagined

Lisa Haugaard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South America, Usaid, Foreign Aid, Latin America, Drug War, Violence, Nonprofits, Drugs, US Foreign Policy, War on Drugs, Obama Foreign Policy, Plan Colombia, World News, Military, Human Rights, Colombia, Refugees, Unions, World News

From Colombia's streets and fields, every week, people are still disappearing.

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A 'Plan Colombia' for Mexico?

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mexico, Colombia FARC, War on Drugs, Plan Colombia, World News

Clinton's allusion to Plan Colombia, an anti-narcotics initiative most distinguished for its contributions to human rights violations, sparked a minor uproar in Mexico. But the only surprising thing may be that she uttered it out loud.

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Mass Graves and Alleged Extrajudicial Executions in the Macarena, Colombia

Kelly Nicholls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colombia FARC, Mass Grave, Latin America, Colombia, Extrajudicial Executions, Plan Colombia, U.S. Policy in Latin America, World News

On July 22 around 800 people came to the Macarena to tell an international delegation from the U.S. and Europe of the abuses they have suffered, many allegedly at the hands of the armed forces.

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The US Counternarcotics Campaign in Afghanistan: Rethinking America's Strategy

Lesley Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Counternarcotics Campaign Afghanistan, US Counternarcotics, Mullen Plan Colombia, Plan Colombia, Politics News

In the midst of a war that has cost the United States well over $200 billion, exporting the Plan Colombia model to Afghanistan will add expenses without producing any meaningful results.

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Drug Wars: Brazil's Amazon The New Rio Grande

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Council on Foreign Relations, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Lula, Farc, Mexico, Dea, Obama, Brazil, Plan Colombia, Kgb, France Iran, Hip Hop, Colombia, Michele Bachelet, Alvaro Uribe, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, Drug War, Celso Amorim, Cuba, Amazon, Sivam, World News

The last thing president Lula and Brazilian democracy need is the United States on its northern border using the drug war to interfere in internal politics like it has done in the past with Mexico.

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Can We "Reset" Relations with Colombia?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: El Salvador, Raul Grijalva, Sherrod Brown, Colombia, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Obama Administration, Congress, Human Rights First, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Plan Colombia, Richard Lugar, World News

Our failed Colombia policy deserves special attention: it's literally a matter of life and death.

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Ingrid for President / Ingrid Para Presidenta

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011

Betancourt has hinted at another run for the top job. If she does, she could become not just one the world's most respected presidents but also a much-needed beacon of hope in Latin America.

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Despite Controversies, Colombia's On the Upswing -- and Bogota's Cool

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alvaro Uribe, Uribe, Bogota, Travel, Colombia, War on Drugs, Plan Colombia, World News

Bogotá, the sprawling Andean capital of 7 million, is a safe, under-the-radar gem with plenty of nifty surprises up its municipal sleeve.

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Latin America Sends Congratulations--and a Piece of its Mind

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cuba Embargo, Cristina Kirchner, Lula, Latin America, Rafael Correa, Evo Morales, Obama, Plan Mexico, Barack Obama, Plan Colombia, Multilateralism, Politics News

Pundits have said that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States won't change the nation's world image overnight. But in ...

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Former Colombia Foreign Minister Argues For An Extension Of Tough U.S. Drug Plan And Free Trade, Supports McCain

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Congress, Colombia FARC, Venezuela, Pablo Escobar, Sarah Palin Vice President, War on Drugs, Wall Street Journal, Killing Pablo, Offthebus, Plan Colombia, Trade Deficit, Colombia Free Trade, Alvaro Uribe, Farc, Para-Military Groups, Bill Clinton, Hugo Chavez, John McCain, Democratic Congress, John Bussey, Pablo Escobar Films, Terrorism, Free Trade, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Barack Obama 2008, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to India, Labor Unions, Colombia, Sarah Palin, Narco-Trafficking, Fernando Araujo, Unions, Cocaine, Tu-160, Home News

I think Senator McCain will probably win in November because what North Americans value most is security, stability and experience, and that is McCain.

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