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March 2024
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US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico
US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico
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Hudson Institute
March 18, 2024
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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)
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March 2024
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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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