Colombia's Former Defense Minister on Security in the Region

Intelligence Matters

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🗓️ 7 August 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks to Juan Carlos Pinzon Bueno, Colombia's former minister of defense and its ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2017. They discuss the status of the historic peace deal with FARC rebels, the growing political turbulence in Venezuela, and why trust remains at the crux of democracy. Pinzon and Morell also discuss the potential for a resurgence in drug trafficking, its implications for the United States, and other evolving security concerns in the region.

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0:38.4	America, it is a steal and hopefully will be the most important democracy in the world.
0:43.5	Always looking to this model of the United States.
0:46.7	A democracy as a country for prosperity is the one you want to see in a country like
0:52.6	mine.
0:55.1	Do you characterize how you see what is happening in Venezuela?
0:59.4	Venezuela reality is a one that everybody should be worn off.
1:03.7	Through democracy, they destroy democracy.
1:08.6	The case of Nicaragua is not so far from the one in Venezuela.
1:12.2	There is a pattern.
1:13.2	We cannot underestimate this anymore and there are regimes that will come with similar
1:17.4	behavior need to be watched.
1:22.5	Juan Carlos Pinzón is a prominent member of Colombian society.
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