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      <title><![CDATA[Waiting for Consolidation]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[During 2011, researchers from CIP, WOLA, INDEPAZ and MINGA carried out a joint project to monitor the Colombian Government's National Territorial Consolidation Plan (PNCT). This new publication lays out our organizations' principal findings, concerns and recommendations following our research visits.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T17:40:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Cautionary Tale: Plan Colombia&#8217;s Lessons for Mexico and Beyond]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautionary-tale-plan-colombias-lessons-mexico-beyond</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautionary-tale-plan-colombias-lessons-mexico-beyond#When:18:49:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Latin America Working Group, the Center for International Policy and the Washington Office on Latin America release a new report on the Colombian experience of the past ten years. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-10T18:49:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stabilization and Development: Lessons of Colombia&#8217;s &#8220;Consolidation Model&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-colombias-consolidation-model</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-colombias-consolidation-model#When:14:40:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This International Policy Report summarizes a day-long discussion between Colombian specialists, policymakers, NGO leaders, and military and civilian practitioners about Colombia's 'Consolidation' Model. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-11T14:40:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Far Worse than Watergate]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/far-worse-than-watergate</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/far-worse-than-watergate#When:00:37:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report exploring the recent release of documents confirming that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS), the Colombian intelligence agency, carried out illegal surveillance on key players in Colombia's democracy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-07T00:37:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Esperando el Cambio]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/esperando-el-cambio</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/esperando-el-cambio#When:17:31:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un informe sobre las tendencias de la asistencia en seguridad de EE.UU. para América Latina y el Caribe. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-10T17:31:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Waiting for Change]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-change</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/waiting-for-change#When:00:53:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint publication on trends in U.S. security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean and the lack of the Obama administration to take strong, identifiable actions to change the direction of these trends. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-03T00:53:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Elections 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-elections-2010</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-elections-2010#When:15:30:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Pre-Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia was led by Global Exchange, with the participation of professionals, analysts, and citizens of more than seven countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, the UK, and Mexico.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-30T15:30:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[After Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-plan-colombia#When:02:20:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report independently evaluating Colombia's U.S. government supported "Integrated Action," a new approach to state-building and counterinsurgency.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-12T02:20:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ecuador&#8217;s Humanitarian Emergency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ecuadors-humanitarian-emergency</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ecuadors-humanitarian-emergency#When:10:35:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the past nine years, an estimated 300,000 Colombian refugees have crossed into Ecuador. This report analyzes the spillover of Colombia's conflict. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-04-16T10:35:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Compass for Colombia Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-compass-for-colombia-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/a-compass-for-colombia-policy#When:16:21:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint report analyzing nine years under Plan Colombia and a need for U.S. policy to change course. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-10-10T16:21:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Un Nuevo Rumbo para la Política Estadounidense hacia Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/un-nuevo-rumbo-para-la-politica-estadounidense-hacia-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/un-nuevo-rumbo-para-la-politica-estadounidense-hacia-colombia#When:09:56:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Nueve años después, Plan Colombia no ha cumplido sus metas. Necesitamos reevaluar este programa y virar su rumbo para fortalecer los derechos humanos y construir un gobierno más incluyente. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-10-06T09:56:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[La Política Exterior se Viste de Camuflado]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/la-politica-exterior-se-viste-de-camuflado</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/la-politica-exterior-se-viste-de-camuflado#When:09:37:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A propósito del crecimiento del rol del Pentágono en la política exterior, y por qué el Congreso y la opinión pública estadounidense deberían preocuparse. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-04-09T09:37:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ready, Aim, Foreign Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-aim-foreign-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ready-aim-foreign-policy#When:17:43:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint report focusing on a current trend in U.S. foreign policy: the Defense Department's leadership of foreign military aid and training programs is increasing. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-03-05T17:43:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Taking &#8220;No&#8221; for an Answer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/american-servicemembers-protection-act-bush</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/american-servicemembers-protection-act-bush#When:17:57:47Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson discusses the "American Servicemembers' Protection Act" and the Bush administration's security relations with Latin America. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-05-16T17:57:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Below the Radar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/below-the-radar</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/below-the-radar#When:11:52:43Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Instead of our annual report, this year we present a summary of major trends over the past ten years in U.S. policy and military programs with Latin America. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-03-05T11:52:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Por Debajo del Radar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/por-debajo-del-radar</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/por-debajo-del-radar#When:11:22:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un informe sobre los programas militares de EE.UU. con América Latina 1997-2007. En vez del informe anual que acostumbramos presentar, ofrecemos un resumen de las principales tendencias durante los últimos diez años. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-03-05T11:22:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Analysis of the 2006 Foreign Military Training Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/analysis-2006-foreign-military-training-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/analysis-2006-foreign-military-training-report#When:12:45:36Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A memo analyzing the State and Defense Departments' recently released annual Foreign Military Training Report (FMTR) covering 2005. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-11-17T12:45:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Notes for the 11/13-14 Visit of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/notes-for-11-13-14-visit-of-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/notes-for-11-13-14-visit-of-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe#When:15:08:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In the wake of last week's midterm election results, the president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, will visit Washington today and tomorrow. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-11-13T15:08:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia - Six Years Later]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-six-years-later</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-six-years-later#When:15:14:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy releases a new report on Putumayo and Medellín, Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-31T15:14:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Next Steps for Talks with the FARC]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/next-steps-for-talks-with-the-farc</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/next-steps-for-talks-with-the-farc#When:16:36:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In late September and early October, we saw a flurry of activity around the possibility of talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-16T16:36:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Regarding Reports of CIP Involvement in Possible &#8220;Humanitarian Exchange&#8221; Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/regarding-reports-of-cip-involvement-in-possible-humanitarian-exchange-talk</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/regarding-reports-of-cip-involvement-in-possible-humanitarian-exchange-talk#When:16:44:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Álvaro Leyva, a former Colombian senator and minister who has been involved in his country's peace processes since the 1980s, is serving as a facilitator for what might become a round of talks with the FARC guerrillas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-10-09T16:44:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memorandum: Ten Questions for President Uribe&#8217;s Visit to Washington]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ten-questions-for-president-uribes-visit-to-washington</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ten-questions-for-president-uribes-visit-to-washington#When:16:36:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, will be in Washington tomorrow for a brief visit. Uribe’s hard-line security policies have made him popular at home,]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-06-13T16:36:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian Coca Cultivation in 2005]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian-coca-cultivation-in-2005</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian-coca-cultivation-in-2005#When:17:18:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[At 5:00 yesterday, Good Friday, the U.S. government announced that coca cultivation in Colombia last year totaled 144,000 hectares, a level not seen since 2002.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-04-15T17:18:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Borrando las Divisiones]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/borrando-las-divisiones</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/borrando-las-divisiones#When:18:14:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[El año pasado, publicamos un informe que hablaba de la confusión que existe en América Latina en las funciones militares y policiales en un contexto de menor control civil sobre los programas estadounidenses de asistencia militar. Un año después, se observa que estas tendencias están intensificándose. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-12-05T18:14:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erasing the Lines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/erasing-the-lines</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/erasing-the-lines#When:18:04:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year, our "Blurring the Lines" report discussed the confusion of military and policing roles in Latin America amid weakening civilian oversight of U.S. military assistance programs. This report analyzes how these trends are intensifying.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-12-05T18:04:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Backgrounder: Human-Rights Certification]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/backgrounder-human-rights-certification</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/backgrounder-human-rights-certification#When:17:18:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress on Monday that the State Department was certifying the Colombian government's compliance]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-08-03T17:18:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peace - or &#8220;Paramilitarization?&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/peace-or-paramilitarization</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/peace-or-paramilitarization#When:14:39:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Why a weak peace agreement with Colombian paramilitary groups may be worse than no agreement at all]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-07-04T14:39:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Peace Talks with Paramilitaries: Conditions for U.S. Support]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-peace-talks-conditions-for-u.s.-support</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-peace-talks-conditions-for-u.s.-support#When:13:55:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In December 2002, the Colombian government embarked on a slow-moving process of peace talks with the United Self-Defense Groups of Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-12-07T13:55:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[President Bush&#8217;s Visit to Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/president-bushs-visit-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/president-bushs-visit-colombia#When:14:37:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[President Bush will be spending a few hours in Cartagena, Colombia this Monday, November 22, where he will meet with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-19T14:37:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Doubles the Limit on U.S. Troops in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/congress-doubles-the-limit-troops-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/congress-doubles-the-limit-troops-in-colombia#When:14:49:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A House-Senate conference committee has completed work on a compromise version of the 2005 Defense Department Authorization Act]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-08T14:49:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Diluyendo las Divisiones]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/diluyendo-las-divisiones</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/diluyendo-las-divisiones#When:17:27:38Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Un resumen sobre las tendencias de los programas militares de EE.UU. para América Latina y como esta relación militar está cambiando. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-04T17:27:38+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blurring the Lines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/blurring-lines-us-military-trends-latinamerica</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/blurring-lines-us-military-trends-latinamerica#When:17:52:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report analyzes trends in U.S. military programs with Latin America. The "war on terror" and the "war on drugs" quickly become the guiding mission for Washington's assistance programs. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-09-06T17:52:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[House Committee Preserves the &#8220;Cap&#8221; on U.S. Personnel in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/house-cap-us-personnel-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/house-cap-us-personnel-colombia#When:15:14:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The House Armed Services Committee, meeting on May 12, denied the Bush administration's request to double a four-year-old limit on the number]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-05-13T15:14:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia 2? After Over $3 Billion in Aid, Colombia&#8217;s Visiting President Faces Questions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-over-3-billion-in-aid-colombias-visiting-president-faces-questions</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-over-3-billion-in-aid-colombias-visiting-president-faces-questions#When:15:28:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday, March 21 Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe arrives on a three-day visit to Washington]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-03-22T15:28:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paramilitary Peace Process]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paramilitary-peace-process</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paramilitary-peace-process#When:16:01:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On November 25, in a highly publicized ceremony in Medellin’s convention center, 850 members of the Bloque Cacique de Nutibara paramilitary unit handed]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-12-18T16:01:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paint by Numbers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paint-by-numbers</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/paint-by-numbers#When:17:33:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report detailing recent trends in U.S. military training in Latin America based on congressionally mandated reports. An important story unfolds about U.S. military programs and challenges to oversight. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-08-04T17:33:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Aid in Iraq Supplemental]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-aid-in-iraq-supplemental</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-aid-in-iraq-supplemental#When:16:05:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The emergency supplemental appropriation for Iraq, which Congress will debate tomorrow, includes $105 million in new assistance for the armed forces of Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-04-02T16:05:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush Administration Supplemental Aid Request]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-administration-supplemental-aid-request</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-administration-supplemental-aid-request#When:16:08:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On March 25 the Bush administration sent to Congress a request for supplemental funding "to cover military operations, relief and reconstruction activities in Iraq]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-03-26T16:08:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The U.S. Military Presence in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-military-presence-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-military-presence-in-colombia#When:16:09:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 13, a plane carrying four Defense Department-funded contractors and a Colombian sergeant was forced to make an emergency landing]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-02-26T16:09:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The &#8220;War on Drugs&#8221; meets the &#8220;War on Terror&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-on-drugs-meets-war-on-terror</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-on-drugs-meets-war-on-terror#When:12:34:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2000 – an age ago, in foreign-policy terms – U.S. involvement in war-torn Colombia was big news. The Clinton Administration moved through Congress a special aid bill just for Colombia and its neighbors.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-02-03T12:34:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia-Related Questions About the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Request]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-questions-supplemental-appropriations</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombia-questions-supplemental-appropriations#When:16:49:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The administration's supplemental appropriations request raises the following questions about our policy toward Colombia and foreign military assistance in general]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-04-08T16:49:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Critique of House of Representatives Resolution on Colombia Aid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-critique-of-house-resolution-on-colombia-aid</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-critique-of-house-resolution-on-colombia-aid#When:15:28:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Though the language is much improved over earlier drafts, CIP is quite concerned about the vague recommendation on page 5 that the President "without undue delay" ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-03-06T15:28:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Statement at End of FARC Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/statement-end-of-farc-talks</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/statement-end-of-farc-talks#When:16:38:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty-four hours remain before a three-year-old peace process between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas will come to an official end]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-01-13T16:38:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Steel Magnolias:&#8221; Adjusting to Reality in Putumayo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/steel-magnolias-reality-in-putumayo</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/steel-magnolias-reality-in-putumayo#When:15:10:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Saturdays ago María Inés Restrepo, the director of Colombia's alternative development agency (PLANTE), pulled out several coca plants and symbolically replaced them with a newly planted magnolia tree]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-12-14T15:10:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Just the Facts 2001-2002 IPR]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts-2001-2002-ipr</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts-2001-2002-ipr#When:17:40:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This report analyzes U.S. defense and security relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001 - 2002. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-10-01T17:40:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why We Oppose the Andean Regional Initiative]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/why-we-oppose-andean-regional-initiative</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/why-we-oppose-andean-regional-initiative#When:16:44:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year’s $1.3 billion “Plan Colombia” supplemental gave $860 million to Colombia for 2000 and 2001. Of that amount, 75 percent went to Colombia’s military and police]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-09-24T16:44:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Secretary Powell in Colombia: Some Tough Questions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/secretary-powell-in-colombia-tough-questions</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/secretary-powell-in-colombia-tough-questions#When:12:01:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Colin Powell is visiting Colombia, a South American neighbor where a four-way, drug-fueled conflict will kill nearly 4,000 people this year]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-09-10T12:01:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What a Democratic Senate Would Mean for Colombia Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/what-a-democratic-senate-would-mean-for-colombia-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/what-a-democratic-senate-would-mean-for-colombia-policy#When:14:19:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to numerous press reports, Vermont Senator James Jeffords plans to leave the Republican Party on May 24. His switch to independent]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-05-23T14:19:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Los Nuevos Dueños de Barranca]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/los-nuevos-duenos-de-barranca</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/los-nuevos-duenos-de-barranca#When:17:23:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporte del viaje de CIP a Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 6-8 de marzo del 2001]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-04T17:23:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[El “Punto Cero” del Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-punto-cero-del-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/el-punto-cero-del-plan-colombia#When:16:34:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Pregúntele a los habitantes del Putumayo cómo era esta región hace mas de veinte años, antes de la llegada de la coca, y le describirán un sitio idílico – de esos que ya no existen.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:34:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan Colombia’s &#8220;Ground Zero&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombias-ground-zero</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombias-ground-zero#When:16:17:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Ask longtime residents what Putumayo was like more than twenty years ago, before coca entered the picture, and they describe a place that sounds too good to be true.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:17:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The New Masters of Barranca]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-new-masters-of-barranca</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-new-masters-of-barranca#When:16:03:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Yolanda Becerra, an easygoing, dignified woman of perhaps fifty years, is cheerfully patient with gringos who come to her office asking naive questions.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Conference Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-04-02T16:03:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;Plan Colombia&#8221;: The Debate in Congress, 2000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-the-debate-in-congress-2000</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plan-colombia-the-debate-in-congress-2000#When:11:07:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. relations with Colombia improved instantly in August of 1998, when Andrés Pastrana became the South American country’s new president.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-12-04T11:07:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Plan Colombia Dead? The Truth Behind the Numbers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/is-plan-colombia-dead</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/is-plan-colombia-dead#When:15:17:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Clinton Administration’s $1.3 billion aid package for Colombia and its neighbors, which was introduced in January and became law in July, raised a great deal of controversy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-10-27T15:17:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Memo to Senate Staff]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-senate-staff</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-senate-staff#When:15:40:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2001 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (S. 2522) is to come to the floor very soon, possibly later today or tomorrow]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-06-20T15:40:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Position on U.S. Aid Package]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-position-on-aid-package</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cip-position-on-aid-package#When:15:42:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy shares the belief that the United States must act quickly to support Colombia with a large aid package]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Policy Brief,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-04-08T15:42:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Colombian Dilemma: After half a century of fighting, can a fragile peace process succeed?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-half-a-century-of-fighting-can-a-fragile-peace-process-succeed</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/after-half-a-century-of-fighting-can-a-fragile-peace-process-succeed#When:15:46:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[At first, it sounds all too familiar. A Latin American country is plagued by inequality, rural neglect and militarism.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-02-07T15:46:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting in Deeper: The United States’ growing involvement in Colombia’s conflict]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/getting-in-deeper-united-states-growing-involvement-in-colombias-conflict</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/getting-in-deeper-united-states-growing-involvement-in-colombias-conflict#When:15:13:51Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It had been in the works for some time, and the government in Bogotá and observers in Washington had expected Congress to put it in the 2000 budget the previous fall.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-02-07T15:13:51+00:00</dc:date>
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