Colombia and US approve security plan for 2014
Colombia and the US approved a security plan for 2014 on Tuesday. During a meeting of the...
Tag: Security Policy
Italian troops to be trained in Colombian jungles
Starting next year soldiers from Italy’s armed forces will travel to Colombia to receive specialized training, according the Ministry of Defense Monday. The decision is just one component of a larger defense cooperation...
Colombia hosts 2012 Inter-American Naval War Game
Colombia began hosting the 2012 Inter-American Naval War Game Monday, a regional exercise to promote cohesion among navies in dealing with potential maritime threats. The event has been held since 1972 and tests the capacity of...
Public defenders calls for emergency aid for displaced people
Public defenders have called for emergency relief for people displaced by Monday clashes between the “FARC” and security forces in the Pacific Cauca region. Public Attorney Volmar Perez denounced the attacks and...
Government demands acts of peace from ELN
The Colombian government Monday demanded genuine acts of peace from ELN guerrillas, in response to a letter released by them Sunday calling for peace talks between themselves, the FARC and the government, reported Colombian...
Santos should fight insecurity by combating corruption
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is unfairly taking the heat over the country’s apparently failing security policy. The main security challenges Colombia is facing now are rebounding guerrilla groups, urban gangs and...
Parts of Colombia in ‘security crisis’: Conservatives
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Tuesday admitted that parts of the country are suffering what a leading newspaper has called a security crisis, caused by an increase in FARC attacks and the growing strength of right-wing...
Colombian opposition slams government security policy
The president of Colombia’s Polo Democratic party has criticized the government’s handling of last week’s siege of the north of the country by neo-paramilitaries “Los Urabeños.” Jaime Dussan...
