DILOMACY FOR SECURITY: COLOMBIA´S STRATEGY AGAINST TOC

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Diplomacy for Security and Defense

• International Strategy of the Ministry of Defense developed both at bilateral and multilateral levels, in order to contribute with the capabilities developed in recent years, as well as projecting new capabilities and standards.

• It is ruled by prudence, respect, cooperation, transparency and pragmatism, emphasizing diplomacy and international law.

• Strategic criteria: Prevention, cooperation and modernization to strengthen security and national defense.

Experience and international cooperation areas of Colombia2

Experience and international cooperation areas of Colombia

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Air mobility

Nocturnal Operations

Special Operations

Reduction of Kidnapping

Intelligence and communications Joint Operations

Citizen Security

FIGHT AGAINST WORLD DRUG PROBLEM

PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CRIMINAL PHENOMENA

CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE

DEFENSE INDUSTRY

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STREGHTENING OF MILITARY AND POLICE SPECIALTIESSTREGHTENING OF MILITARY AND POLICE SPECIALTIES

Cooperation Areas

Strategic Scenarios for International Cooperation3

International Cooperation

NATO: Colombia as a global “partner”. Best practices, interoperability, participation in international missions

ONU: Peacekeeping Missions

EU: Human Rights and Military Criminal Justice. Interoperability and participation in international missions.

UNASUR: Leadership role in the subcontinent, leader of the creation of the Council to strengthen cooperation in security, justice, and against Organized Transnational Crime; Participation in the South American Defense Council and the South American Council on the Global Drugs Problem.

Central America and the Caribbean: Triangular Cooperation and South-South to strengthen institutional development capacities, public safety, prohibition and fight against trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime.

South Korea: Active Cooperation for strategic Science and Technology programs

Israel: procurement of goods, services, and military equipment contracts to strengthen the capacities of the Public Force.

Brazil: Exchange of goods and services. Active industrial Cooperation with Embraer

United States: Address common threats and strengthen national capacities in topics such as air mobility, information sharing, interdiction, logistics, procurement and institutional development.

UK: Address common threats at regional level and fight against drug trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime. Military Criminal Justice. Training to the participation in international missions.

Canada: Triangular Cooperation to the strengthening of capacities in Central America and the Caribbean. Military Criminal Justice. Training to the participation in international missions.

International Cooperation

OTAN: Colombia as a global “partner”. Best practices, interoperability, participation in international missions

UN: Peacekeeping missions

UE: Human Rights and Military Criminal Justice. Interoperability and participation in international missions.

UNASUR: Leadership role in the subcontinent, leader of the creation of the Council to strengthen cooperation in security, justice, and against Organized Transnational Crime; Participation in the South American Defense Council and the South American Council on the Global Drugs Problem.

Central America and the Caribbean: Triangular Cooperation and South-South to strengthen institutional development capacities, public safety, prohibition and fight against trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime.

International Cooperation Activities

2012-20134

Guatemala

563

Honduras

1.008

2.491

Uruguay

6

Cooperation Activities for members of the Armed Forces of North, Center and South America | 2010-2012|

North America: 2.628

Estados Unidos

Canadá

2.543

12Trinidad y Tobago

1

Jamaica

33

Costa Rica

CubaHaití

357

El Salvador

242 2

2

San Vicente y Granadinas

Belice

12

Perú

Brasil

592

Argentina

139

Paraguay

56

127

4

62

73

5

205

153

Venezuela

31

Central America: 5.061 South America : 2.031

República Dominicana Barbados

Nicaragua

8

Aruba

1

Bolivia

18

México Panamá

Sta. Lucia

ChileEcuador

974

Francia

España

97

24

Suecia

10

Alemania

5

Suiza

Italia

4

4

República Checa

2

Bélgica

1

Cooperation Activities for members of the Armed Forces of Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Oceania | 2010-2012|

Asia: 106 Europe: 147 Africa: 5 Middle East and Oceanía: 6

Togo

Senegal

2

1

Sudáfrica

1

Nigeria

1

Israel

4

Australia

2

China

Japón

70

27

Corea del Sur

6

Indonesia

3

Total trained members of foreign Armed Forces: More than 9.900

Cooperation Activities offered by Colombian Public Force trough 2013

1 Francia

14 Haiti

1 Benín, Guinea Bissau, Kenia, Marruecos, Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Senegal, Egipto , Argelia, Sudáfrica

68 Estados Unidos3212

México124 Republica

Dominicana

72 Costa Rica

244 El Salvador

1113 Guatemala

1684 Honduras

550 Panam

á

230 Ecuador

27Chile TOTAL TRAINED PERSONNEL JANUARY-

OCTOBER: 7.627 8

Paraguay

99 Perú

40 Argentina 86 Brasil

7 Bolivia

9 Trinidad y Tobago

2 Camerún, Argelia

2 Belice

3 España

1 Rusia

13 China

1 Jamaica

2 Uruguay

Areas of Cooperation: Fight against the world drug problem, citizen security, prevention and control of criminal phenomena, Strengthening of Military and Police specialties

1 Venezuela

3 Suecia

Triangular Cooperation Plans

Colombia – Canada – USA5

Triangular Cooperation Plans: Colombia - Canada (2013-2014)

TOTAL: 1.258 Students

Number of activities: 75 Activities

Action lines:1. Fight against World Drug Problem2. Fight against the International Organized Crime3. Strengthening, organizational development and doctrine4. Citizen Security

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS - GUATEMALA

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS - GUATEMALA

Triangular Cooperation Plans: Colombia – United States (2013)

TOTAL : 619 students

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR AND PANAMÁ

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR AND PANAMÁ

Number of activities: 39 Activities

Action lines:1. Fight against World Drug Problem2. Fight against the International Organized Crime3. Strengthening, organizational development and doctrine4. Citizen Security

Triangular Cooperation Plans: Colombia – United States (2014)

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, PANAMÁ, COSTA RICA AND REP. DOMINICANA

Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, PANAMÁ, COSTA RICA AND REP. DOMINICANA

Number of activities: 152 Activities

Action Lines:1. Fight against World Drug Problem2. Fight against the International Organized Crime3. Law enforcement (Colombian National Police)4. Special Atention for Comunities

Participation in International Missions6

8Participation of Colombia in International Missions

39 Sierra Leona

Guinea Bissau Guatemala El Salvador

Haití

Mozambique

Camboya

Yugoslavia

128 693

2

158

298

153

Corea

Sinaí Canal del Suez

6 Military Missions|1951 – 2013|

Police Missions|1990 – 2013|

Results of the Diplomacy for Security and Defense

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Results of the Diplomacy for Security and Defense

Colombia has changed its role in cooperation issues and has positioned itself in the region as a supplier country in security and defense.

Our country now projects its relations with other countries and organizations from a dynamic point of view, that allows flexibly and adaptation to future security challenges.

It has been accomplished in different international scenarios the importance of establishing regional security policies that include topics such as the fight against organized crime, fight against the world drug problem, money laundering and cyber crime, among others.

The Ministry of Defense continues to consolidate international cooperation as a foreign policy tool to help strengthen the insertion of Colombia in bilateral, regional and global scenarios.