Episode #51: Colombia's Minister of National Defense Juan Carlos Pinzon Bueno Speaks at Brookings

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🗓️ 6 December 2013

⏱️ 62 minutes

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After more than four decades of conflict, Colombia has made substantial progress under the Uribe and Santos administrations in combating drug trafficking and insurgents and demobilizing paramilitary groups. In recent years, Colombians have seen prosperity increase and reductions in violence in many parts of their county. Today, the Santos administration is engaged in a peace process with the FARC insurgency that has recently shown promise, but now the administration faces the challenge of managing peace talks and an election at the same time. What lessons can Colombia offer for improving security and economic development within a democratic context, and for sharing the lessons it has learned with other states of the region?

On December 2, the Latin America Initiative (LAI) and the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence (21CSI) at Brookings hosted Colombian Minister of National Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno for a discussion of Colombia’s security accomplishments, current challenges, and future needs at this crucial juncture in the nation’s history. LAI Director and Senior Fellow Harold Trinkunas provided introductory remarks. Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon of 21CSI then interviewed Minister Pinzón.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains advertising to access an ad-free version of the LawFair
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0:25.6	no bull, and the aftermath.
0:55.6	Hello, and welcome to the LawFair podcast, I'm Benjamin Widis. The last decade has not been a
1:04.4	cheerful one for nation-building projects in the under-governed spaces of the world.
1:09.5	Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan are all discouraging stories to one degree or another,
1:16.3	but there are brighter, more encouraging cases too. One of them is Columbia, which has seen a
1:23.1	remarkable success that often goes unnoticed. After a long period of conflict, Columbia has
1:29.9	made dramatic progress in combating drug trafficking and insurgents and demobilizing paramilitary
1:35.7	groups. Today, there is a peace process with the FARC insurgency amid lessening violence and
1:42.1	increased and improved governance. On December 2nd, the Brookings Latin America initiative and
1:48.7	the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence hosted Columbia and Minister of National Defense,
1:55.0	Juan Carlos Pinson Bueno, for a discussion of Columbia's security accomplishments, current
2:00.9	challenges, and future needs at this crucial juncture in the nation's history. Senior
2:06.4	fellow Harold Trinkunas provided introductory remarks, senior fellow Michael O'Hanlan,
2:13.3	interviewed Minister Pinson.
2:15.2	Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Harold Trinkunas, I'm the director of the Latin America
2:20.0	initiative here at the Brookings Institution. It is my pleasure to welcome you on behalf
2:25.0	of LAI and the 21st Century Security and Intelligence Center to a conversation with the Minister
2:31.5	of National Defense of Columbia, Juan Carlos Pinson Bueno. I think we only have to think
2:37.4	back to the last two decades in Columbia to realize how much has changed when it comes
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