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Santos Says Colombia in Final Phase of Peace Talks as Sworn In

Cindy Arnson

Program Director Cynthia J. Arnson is quoted in Bloomberg News on Santos' position in light of the peace talks and his recent reelection.

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"Former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who ran against Santos and got 45 percent of the votes, had promised a “full-frontal assault on terrorism.”

While warning the rebels about the consequences of continued attacks, Santos is unlikely to end the talks, said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington.

Campaign Centerpiece

“Santos made the peace process the centerpiece of his campaign,” Arnson said in a telephone interview. He “has way too much staked on a successful outcome for him to break it off at this point.”

Ecopetrol SA, Colombia’s largest oil producer, said July 31 that second-quarter profit fell 18 percent after pipeline disruptions caused by rebel attacks and community blockades reduced production and increased costs."

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more