Plan Colombia: Anatomy of a Successful Counterinsurgency Campaign

June 03, 2022 00:51:29
Plan Colombia: Anatomy of a Successful Counterinsurgency Campaign
Irregular Warfare Podcast
Plan Colombia: Anatomy of a Successful Counterinsurgency Campaign

Jun 03 2022 | 00:51:29

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Show Notes

Plan Colombia has been described as a model of successful counterinsurgency and foreign internal defense at a time when large footprints in Iraq and Afghanistan have had mixed results. In this episode, we're joined by two guests. Alberto José Mejía Ferrero served as the general commander of the Military Forces of Colombia and has worked closely with American forces throughout his career. Dr. David Spencer is a professor at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University and coauthored of A Great Perhaps? Colombia: Conflict and Divergence. They reflect on their extensive firsthand experience to outline the key components of Plan Colombia, and more broadly to discuss its successes and shortcomings as a model for counterinsurgency and military intervention in the future.

Intro music: "Unsilenced" by Ketsa

Outro music: "Launch" by Ketsa

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