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Colombia has seen relative success controlling the outbreak of COVID-19, providing a needed boost in citizens’ confidence in President Iván Duque. But that could be changing. This week, AQ‘s Editor-in-chief Brian Winter speaks with political analyst Laura Gil about his initial response, recent slip-ups, and why Colombia’s fragile peace process is “comatose.”
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Guests:
Laura Gil leads the consultancy Diálogos y Estrategias, and is director of the political analysis site La Línea del Medio.
Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly.
Background Reading:
- “What Colombia’s Record Says About COVID-19 Testing,” by Luis Guillermo Plata
- “Colombia Needs to Think Bigger to Escape Crisis,” by Luis Fernando Mejía
- “Trump, Venezuela and the ELN: The Geopolitics of Peace in Colombia,” by Karen Arteaga Garzón, Gwen Burnyeat, Andrei Gómez-Suárez, and Germán Otálora Gallego
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