General Douglas Fraser: “The Challenges We Face Are Hemispheric and Global”

August 14, 2012

In light of the 2012 edition of the South America Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC), held in Bogotá, Colombia, from July 24-26, General Douglas Fraser, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), answered questions from Colombian and international journalists covering the event.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

General Douglas Fraser: “The Challenges We Face Are Hemispheric and Global”

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