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| Colombia’s Move to the Left: The New Politics of the Petro Administration |
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| Start Date: | 11/3/2022 | Start Time: | 12:30 PM |
| End Date: | 11/3/2022 | End Time: | 2:00 PM |
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Event Description:
Marxe Global Insights
Colombia’s Move to the Left: The New Politics of the Petro Administration
Thursday, November 3, 12:30pm-2:00pm
VIRTUAL EVENT ON ZOOM
RSVP HERE
Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on June 9th, 2022. Mr.
Petro’s presidency represents a remarkable trajectory in his life and a
potentially important inflection point in Colombian politics. Mr. Petro
was an active member of the M-19 guerrilla movement during the 1980s.
After leaving the armed struggle he served several terms in Colombia’s
congress and was elected mayor of Bogotá, the country’s capital. He is
Colombia’s first leftist president, and his election opens up a host of
questions and possibilities for that country’s politics, society, and
economy.
This session will discuss the first several months of Mr.
Petro’s presidency examining the evolving nature of conflict and
violence there, the government’s peace and drug policies, engagement
with regional partners including Panamá, Venezuela, and the United
States, as well as the government’s emerging energy and economic
policies.
Moderator: Enrique Desmond Arias, professor, Marxe
Chair of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Ausitn W. Marxe School of Public
and International Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York
Panelists:
Juan Albarracín Dierolf, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago
Arlene
Beth Tickner, PhD, Professor, the School of International, Political
and Urban Studies, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
RSVP HERE
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