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      <title><![CDATA[The 2013 State Department and Foreign Operations Aid Request and Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-2013-state-department-and-foreign-operations-aid-request</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-2013-state-department-and-foreign-operations-aid-request#When:17:15:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 13, the Obama administration released its 2013 budget request to Congress, which includes its request for State Department and Foreign Operations assistance in FY2013. Here are a few things we observed in the new foreign assistance budget for Latin America and the Caribbean. 
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Fact Sheet,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-01T17:15:52+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[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[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[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[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[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[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[Just the Facts: A Civilian&#8217;s Guide to U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/just-the-facts#When:13:00:49Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This book details dozens of programs and activities that the U.S. government carries out with the Western Hemisphere's security forces, such as arms transfers, training programs, exercises, deployments, counternarcotics operations and military bases.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Policy Research, Book,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1999-12-01T13:00:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Quick Tour of U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-defense-security-assistance-latin-america-caribbean</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-defense-security-assistance-latin-america-caribbean#When:16:46:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[the U.S. relationship with Latin America's militaries is quite strong, according to a year-long study carried out by the Center for International Policy and the Latin America Working Group. What has changed since the cold war is the rationale for cooperation and the ability of Congress and the public to oversee military cooperation programs.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Policy Research, Report,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>1998-07-06T16:46:11+00:00</dc:date>
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