Inter-American Dialogue | Andean Region

FEATURED ISSUES

	COLOMBIA ENGAGES FARC IN PEACE TALKS What are the prospects for peace in Colombia? Dialogue event with six prominent Colombian analysts Michael Shifter and Cameron Combs outline the difficulties of a peace deal Dialogue event with Minister of Agriculture Juan Camilo Restrepo Dan Rather's report on President Santos features Shifter
	HUGO CHÁVEZ'S DEATH AND VENEZUELA'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE Hakim on Maduro's win and continuing the Chávez legacy On WSJ Live, Hakim explains the call for a recount in Venezuela On Voz de América, Hakim discusses election results On PBS, Shifter examines the Chávez social agenda
	ECUADOR & INTERNATIONAL LAW Correa is no Chávez, Shifter asserts President Correas's winning political strategy Correa easily wins reelection, Shifter assesses regional prospects Dialogue event featuring Ecuador's Attorney General examines international investment disputes and the IACHR
	OLLANTA HUMALA FACES CHALLENGES IN GOVERNANCE President of Congress Victor Isla Rojas visits the Dialogue to outline a path forward for Peru Dialogue event with leading political and economic analysts and the Peruvian Ambassador Shifter's article in Foreign Policy on issues facing the president TIME article featuring Shifter's analysis on Humala's family

ABOUT

The Dialogue’s Andean Program seeks to address the most pressing issues facing Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, including democratic governance, drug trafficking, energy, and international relations. The program regularly hosts meetings that brings together some of the Western Hemisphere’s most influential and recognized individuals to discuss salient topics facing the region. It also coordinates the annual meeting of the Latin America Working Group, formerly known as the Andean Working Group. Comprised of approximately thirty of the region’s leading analysts and practitioners, the Working Group discusses Latin America’s democratic, economic, social, and political development as well as the role of regional institutions and the influence of hemispheric actors, such as Brazil.

STAFF

Michael Shifter, President
Cameron Combs, Program Assistant
Tim Heine, Intern

For more information, please contact Cameron Combs at ccombs@thedialogue.org or (202) 463-2574

ARTICLES, OP-EDS & PUBLICATIONS

The Politics of Poverty: South America's Conditional Cash Transfers, Michael Shifter & Cameron Combs, May 14, 2013.
In Venezuela, Will 'Chavismo' Last Without Hugo Chavez?, Michael Shifter in PBS NewsHour, April 12, 2013.
The Empire Makes Nice, Michael Shifter in Foreign Policy, March 11, 2013.
La muerte del caudillo, Mario Vargas Llosa in El País, March 10, 2013.
With Chavez gone, what of ‘Chavismo’?, Michael Shifter in Reuters, March 7, 2013.
So Long, Chávez, Michael Shifter in Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2013.
La fragmentación en Venezuela, Michael Shifter in El Colombiano, March 5, 2013. (English)
Correa no logra llenar el ocaso de Chávez, Michael Shifter, El Deber, February 18, 2013. (English)

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EVENTS

Citizen Security in Colombia: A Conversation with Director of the National Police, José Roberto León Riaño, May 22, 2013.
The Post-Chávez Era, March 19, 2013.
Peru's Political and Institutional Agenda: A Conversation with the Speaker of Congress, February 21, 2013
Bolivia's Constitution and Human Rights: Deputy Héctor Arce Zaconeta, November 27, 2012.
A Conversation with Juan Camilo Restrepo, Minister of Agriculture of Colombia, November 8, 2012.
A Conversation with Ecuador's Attorney General, September 28, 2012.
Press and Electoral Politics in Venezuela, September 13, 2012.
Human Rights in Colombia, September 12, 2012.
Assessing Humala's First Year, July 25, 2012.
La estrategia de China en América Latina: ¿Qué busca en Colombia?, June 27, 2012.

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IN THE PRESS

Respeto decisión de Naranjo de meterse en política: general León Riaño, Dialogue event in El Tiempo, May 22, 2013
Director de Policía colombiana abierto a toda teoría en rapto de españoles, Dialogue event in Terra, May 22, 2013.
Policía colombiana: Turistas españoles son víctimas de "secuestro extorsivo", Dialogue event in Univisión, May 22, 2013.
Venezuelan Opposition Alleges Corruption, Michael Shifter in Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2013.
El mejor momento de América Latina y la inestabilidad política en Venezuela, Michael Shifter in Noticias 24, May 11, 2013.

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INTERVIEWS

Amor a Chávez: retórica de Maduro, Interview with Michael Shifter in VOA, May 9, 2013.
Venezuela's Opposition in a Favorable Position Amid Political Instability, Interview with Michael Shifter in World Politics Review, May 8, 2013.
Recount Urged In Venezuela Election, Interview with Peter Hakim in Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2013.
La situación en Venezuela, Interview with Peter Hakim in VOA, April 12, 2013.
Panel discusses possible replacements for Hugo Chávez, Interview with Michael Shifter in CCTV, March 18, 2013.
Latin America's Left Sees Void After Chavez, Interview with VOA, March 12, 2013.
President of the Inter-American Dialogue speaks on Hugo Chávez, Interview with Michael Shifter in Tavis Smiley/PBS, March 10, 2013.

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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between Colombia and Ecuador, and Implications for the Region, by Michael Shifter, Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, April 10, 2008.

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ANDEAN WORKING PAPERS

The Andean Working Group began as the Colombia Working Group in 2001 in response to security challenges in the country. In 2004, it expanded to incorporate politicial, economic, and social issues across the Andean region. In 2011, the group expanded again to address broader hemispheric issues and actors, becoming the Latin America Working Group. MORE

Re-Election in the Andes: Politics and Prospects, by Michael Penfold, September 2010.
Corruption in the Andean Region: Is Progress Being Made?, by Carlos Basombrío Iglesias, July 2009.
Two Perspectives on Ecuador: Rafael Correa's Political Project, by Adrián Bonilla and César Montúfar, August 2008.
A Watershed Moment for Venezuela, by Teodoro Petkoff, July 2008.

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