Since taking office in August 2018, Colombia’s government has sought to devise new strategies to advance peace and security in a country long plagued by armed conflict and organized criminal violence. Political consensus around peace, however, has remained elusive.
The United States Institute of Peace, the Inter-American Dialogue, and the Woodrow Wilson Center on Tuesday, December 11th hosted a conversation with three prominent members of the Colombian Senate’s Peace Commission.
Speakers: Roy Barreras Senator, Partido de la Unidad Nacional
Michael Camilleri Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, The Inter-American Dialogue
Iván Cepeda Senator, Polo Democrático Alternativo
Paloma Valencia Senator, Centro Democrático
Steve Hege, moderator Senior Expert on Colombia, U.S. Institute of Peace
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