Humberto de la Calle, former Colombian vice president, interior minister and chief negotiator in the peace process with the FARC: “Iván Duque’s government not only broke relations with Maduro but also acted as an advocate of a change of government in Venezuela. There is no doubt about condemnation of that regime, a policy for which it found broad support in the region. However, given the complexity of relations between these countries, which have a very long border, shared commercial interests and complex security situations, many people considered that the leadership of that policy should not have fallen to Colombia. The criticism becomes more acute when evaluating the diplomatic break. Diplomatic relations concern the people and do not imply acceptance of different regimes. The result was the withering of trade ties, an increase of conflict in the border area given the rise in the presence of Colombian armed groups across the border, permitted by the government in Caracas, and the failure to attend to millions of residents on both sides due to…”