18
March 2024
Past Event
US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico

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Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico

Past Event
Hudson Institute
March 18, 2024
Military police patrol a street in Cartagena, Colombia, on August 29, 2000, as the city as prepares for the visit of President Bill Clinton (Photo by Marcelo Salinas/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military police patrol a street in Cartagena, Colombia, on August 29, 2000, as the city as prepares for the visit of President Bill Clinton (Photo by Marcelo Salinas/AFP via Getty Images)
18
March 2024
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

Speakers:
Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University
Paul J. Angelo

Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, and US Navy Reservist

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Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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In his new book From Peril to Partnership: US Security Assistance and the Bid to Stabilize Colombia and Mexico, Paul J. Angelo draws on years of field experience to provide a comparative analysis of two major United States security assistance initiatives, Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative.

Join Hudson for a discussion with the author on the factors that enable or impede successful security assistance and on his recommendations for future US security efforts.

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