Colombia: Conditions and U.S. Policy Options (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Feb. 12, 2001 |
| Report Number |
RL30330 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nina M. Serafino, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
With the civil conflict in Colombia worsening, in many analysts' perception, some policymakers are again questioning the wisdom and scope of U.S. policy and assistance toward that country. The guerrillas have cited that fumigation of crops that began in Putumayo in December 2000 as a rationale for blockading access to that province during late 2000, and for suspending peace talks with the government of Colombian president Andres Pastrana. With Pastrana ineligible to run again in the upcoming 2002 presidential elections, with the balance of power between the Colombian military and the two guerrilla groups stalemated at best, and with the Pastrana Administration unable to curb the massacres committed by paramilitary groups, who operate with some level of assistance from members of the military, the likelihood of a peaceful settlement appears to be waning.
