A deep influence: United States-Colombia bilateral relations and security sector reform (SSR), 1994-2002

The internal conflict in Colombia has propelled the development of security sector reform (SSR) programs; however, these programs have been usually linked to the influence of relations between the United States and Colombia in military and foreign policy terms. The main objective of this essay is to...

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Autores:
Castrillón Riascos, Javier Alberto
Guerra Molina, René Alonso
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Repositorio:
Biblioteca Digital Universidad Externado de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:bdigital.uexternado.edu.co:001/8872
Acceso en línea:
https://bdigital.uexternado.edu.co/handle/001/8872
https://doi.org/10.18601/16578651.n20.03
Palabra clave:
Military Forces
bilateral relations
State security
armed conflict
guerrilla
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http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
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Summary:The internal conflict in Colombia has propelled the development of security sector reform (SSR) programs; however, these programs have been usually linked to the influence of relations between the United States and Colombia in military and foreign policy terms. The main objective of this essay is to understand said interplay from the mid-1990’s to the early 2000’s, which marked the biggest transformations to the Colombian defense sector in human rights, doctrine, equipment, and human capital. The analysis shows that such influence allowed for the consolidation of an offensive strategy which helped the Colombian government turn the balance of the internal conflict in its favor.