Colombia Issues for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

Foreign relations.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides overview of recent political developments in Colombia and U.S. policy. Reviews administration of President Alvaro Uribe from 2002-2010, congressional and presidential elections of 2010, the election of President Juan Manuel Santos, and his first months in office. Addresses long-standing conflict with internal armed groups in Colombia, examining roots of the conflict and its major actors as well as their present status. Considers ongoing challenges such as use of landmines by Colombian guerrilla groups, human rights, paramilitary demobilization, Plan Colombia and the Andean Counterdrug Program, drug trends, regional security, and the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Outlines the National Consolidation Plan, which updates Plan Colombia with a whole-of-government approach to eliminate the insurgency; and describes the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Colombia

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0350

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license