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.
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Experience and international
cooperation areas of Colombia
Experience and international cooperation areas of
Colombia
Citizen Security
Reduction of Kidnapping
Special Operations
Intelligence and communications
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Nocturnal
Operations
Air mobility
Joint
Operations
Cooperation Areas
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FIGHT AGAINST WORLD DRUG PROBLEM
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CRIMINAL PHENOMENA
STREGHTENING OF MILITARY AND POLICE SPECIALTIES
CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE
DEFENSE INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
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Strategic Scenarios for International
Cooperation
International Cooperation
NATO: Colombia as a global “partner”. Best
practices, interoperability, participation in
international missions
South Korea: Active Cooperation for strategic
Science and Technology programs
ONU: Peacekeeping Missions
Brazil: Exchange of goods and services. Active
industrial Cooperation with Embraer
EU: Human Rights and Military Criminal
Justice. Interoperability and participation in
international missions.
United States: Address common threats and
strengthen national capacities in topics such as
air mobility, information sharing, interdiction,
logistics, procurement and institutional
development.
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.
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.
Israel: procurement of goods, services, and
military equipment contracts to strengthen the
capacities of the Public Force.
International Cooperation
UN: Peacekeeping 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.
OTAN: Colombia as a global
“partner”. Best practices,
interoperability, participation in
international missions
UE: Human Rights and Military
Criminal Justice. Interoperability
and participation in international
missions.
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.
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International Cooperation Activities
2012-2013
Cooperation Activities for members of the Armed Forces
of North, Center and South America | 2010-2012 |
North America: 2.628
Central America: 5.061
2.543
2.491
México
Panamá
Estados Unidos
Belice
Honduras
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Sta. Lucia
República Dominicana
Barbados
127
Haití
1
Cuba
33
1
Aruba
Bolivia
Argentina
6
Uruguay
62
Paraguay
2
18
139
2
205
Venezuela
Brasil
San Vicente y Granadinas
31
153
4
242
Chile
Perú
Trinidad y Tobago
56
592
5
357
Jamaica
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Guatemala
974
8
563
12
Canadá
12
1.008
73
South America : 2.031
Cooperation Activities for members of the Armed Forces of
Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Oceania | 2010-2012 |
Asia: 106
Europe: 147
70
China
97
Francia
27
Japón
24
6
Alemania
1
Senegal
2
República Checa
5
Middle East and
Oceanía: 6
Togo
Italia
Suecia
2
4
10
3
Indonesia
4
Suiza
España
Corea del Sur
Africa: 5
Israel
1
Sudáfrica
1
Bélgica
Total trained members of foreign Armed Forces:
4
2
Australia
1
Nigeria
More than 9.900
Cooperation Activities offered by
Colombian Public Force trough 2013
3 Suecia
68 Estados
3212 México Unidos
14 Haiti
1684 Honduras
1 Jamaica
124 Republica
1113 Guatemala
Dominicana
244 El Salvador 550
9 Trinidad y
72 Costa Rica Panamá
Tobago
2 Belice
230 Ecuador
99 Perú
86 Brasil
40 Argentina
27Chile
87Paraguay
2Bolivia
Uruguay
1 Venezuela
1 Francia
3 España
1 Rusia
13 China
2 Camerún,
Argelia
1 Benín,
Guinea
Bissau,
Kenia,
Marruecos,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leona,
Senegal,
Egipto ,
Argelia,
Sudáfrica
TOTAL TRAINED PERSONNEL JANUARYOCTOBER: 7.627
Areas of Cooperation: Fight against the world drug problem, citizen security, prevention and control of criminal
phenomena, Strengthening of Military and Police specialties
Triangular Cooperation Plans
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Colombia – Canada – USA
Triangular Cooperation Plans:
Colombia - Canada (2013-2014)
Recipient Countries: HONDURAS GUATEMALA
Number of activities:
75 Activities
Action lines:
1. Fight against World Drug Problem
2. Fight against the International Organized Crime
3. Strengthening, organizational development and
doctrine
4. Citizen Security
TOTAL:
1.258 Students
Triangular Cooperation Plans: Colombia –
United States (2013)
Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA,
EL SALVADOR AND PANAMÁ
Number of activities:
39 Activities
Action lines:
1. Fight against World Drug Problem
2. Fight against the International Organized Crime
3. Strengthening, organizational development and
doctrine
4. Citizen Security
TOTAL :
619 students
Triangular Cooperation Plans: Colombia –
United States (2014)
Recipient Countries: HONDURAS, GUATEMALA,
EL SALVADOR, PANAMÁ,
COSTA RICA AND REP. DOMINICANA
Number of activities:
152 Activities
Action Lines:
1. Fight against World Drug Problem
2. Fight against the International Organized Crime
3. Law enforcement (Colombian National Police)
4. Special Atention for Comunities
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Participation of Colombia in International Missions
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6
Police Missions
|1990 – 2013|
Military Missions
|1951 – 2013|
298
Corea
Yugoslavia
128
Sinaí
69
3
Guatemala
El Salvador
39
Canal del Suez
Haití
153
Guinea Bissau
2
Sierra Leona
Camboya
158
Mozambique
Results
of
the
Diplomacy
for
Security
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and Defense
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.