28
September 2017
Past Event
The Colombian Peace Deal: Making Progress or Problems?

The Colombian Peace Deal: Making Progress or Problems?

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
September 28, 2017
FARC members and supporters wave flags with the new logo of the rebaptized FARC following its disarmament, September 1, 2017 (RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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FARC members and supporters wave flags with the new logo of the rebaptized FARC following its disarmament, September 1, 2017 (RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images)
28
September 2017
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Congresswoman María Fernanda Cabal

Representative in the Colombian National Congress

Ambassador Jaime Daremblum

Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Hudson Institute

Gabriela Febres-Cordero

Former Minister of Trade for Venezuela

In November 2016, Colombia signed a historic peace agreement that ended more than 50 years of armed conflict between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Yet, ten months after the Colombian National Congress approved the deal, the country remains divided over the success of the accord. Though the vast majority of Colombians continue to support peace with FARC, the initial agreement failed a national referendum because it was perceived to be too lenient. It was then quickly modified and passed by Congress. Since then, some analysts have questioned whether the Colombian government has the resources to fully implement the terms of the deal, and there have been complaints on both sides accusing the other of noncompliance.

To examine the results of the agreement so far, Hudson Institute hosted an event featuring María Fernanda Cabal, a Colombian congresswoman who has represented Bogotá since 2014. Rep. Cabal will comment on key elements of the peace agreement, including land redistribution endeavors, efforts to combat drug trafficking, FARC’s political representation, and the legal ramifications of the extrajudicial Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). Following her remarks, Rep. Cabal was joined by Ambassador Jaime Daremblum, director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Latin American Studies, and Gabriela Febres-Cordero, a Latin American politician and founder of the United for Colombia Foundation.

To view Congresswoman Cabal's slides, click here.

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