The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation
News:Politics
General Mejia and Ambassador Whitaker discuss the arduous effort to negotiate a peace agreement between the Govt of Colombia and the FARC. Topics include: the campaign plan (Espada de Honor) in which the military got access to new key intelligence & used tactics/ equipment provided by the US through Plan Colombia, to drive the FARC to the table; the multiyear negotiations pursued in Cuba in the presence of a special US envoy; the complicated broad terms of the agreement; how it has been implemented (demobilization, transitional justice and coca cultivation); and the continued challenge of dissident FARC members, other insurgent/paramilitary groups & criminal networks.
US-Mexico Security Ties Part II: Sharing the Border with Former NORTHCOM Commander General Chuck Jacoby and Former US Ambassador to Mexico Tony Wayne
US-Mexico Security Ties Part I: The Challenge of Building a Trusted Relationship with Former NORTHCOM Commander General Chuck Jacoby and Former US Ambassador to Mexico Tony Wayne
The National Security Toolbox Part II: Who does what? A Conversation with General Douglas Lute and Ambassador Marc Grossman
The National Security Toolbox Part I: 9/11 to Today with General Douglas Lute and Ambassador Marc Grossman
Finland and the US: Friends and Allies, a conversation with General Jarmo Lindberg and Ambassador Bruce Oreck
Pakistan-US Relations: Striking a Balance
Fighting Terrorism is a Team Effort with General Francis Taylor and Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Part II
Fighting Terrorism is a Team Effort with General Francis Taylor and Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Part I
Iraq: Behind the scenes in Baghdad working in a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) with General William Hickman and Ambassador John Bennett
A Nation’s Promise: Accounting for Our POW/MIA with General Kelly McKeague and Ambassador Charles Ray
European Security: ISIS Terrorist Attacks & Deterring Russia with General Gregory Lengyel and Ambassador Susan Elliott
Japan’s Triple Disaster: Helping an Ally in Need with Admiral Robert Willard and Ambassador John Roos
Cyber Security: Foreign Attacks and U.S. Cyber Policy with General Keith Alexander and Cyber Coordinator Chris Painter
Georgia: Building Resilience on the Frontlines with Ambassador Ian Kelly and Brigadier General Garrick Harmon
Iraq: The Diplomatic And Military Fight Against ISIS With General Sean MacFarland And Ambassador Stu Jones Part II
Iraq: The Diplomatic and Military Fight Against ISIS with General Sean MacFarland and Ambassador Stu Jones Part I
Afghanistan: The US Pivot, Sharing Danger and the Importance of Cultural Intelligence Part II
Afghanistan: The US Pivot, Sharing Danger and the Importance of Cultural Intelligence Part I
A lesson in results: The US military/diplomatic partnership in Qatar with General David Goldfein and Ambassador Susan Ziadeh
Afghanistan - The Transition from the Obama to the Trump Administration. Conversation with General John (Mick) Nicholson and Ambassador Hugo Llorens
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