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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2016 · 30 MIN

The Search for Peace in Colombia & Drug War Concerns in Mexico (Lp3042016)

from The Drug War · host LatinPulse

War and peace in Colombia and Mexico provide the key themes on "Latin Pulse" this week. The program updates the status of the long-running peace talks in the 51-year-old civil war in Colombia. This discussion includes fears that different rebel groups will supplant the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC). The program also analyzes the problems of human rights and corruption in Mexico as that country tries to successfully prosecute its part in the Drug War. The news segment of the program covers the feud between Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, over Trump's immigration proposals. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and Eric Olson of the Woodrow Wilson Center. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. The photo of FARC guerrillas is from the Venezuelan government and is in the public domain.

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