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This 9 page paper begins with an historical overview of Colombia's emphasis on international relations and foreign policy and its role in creating different international organizations. Colombia has never been as interested in foreign relations as it has been in domestic security. The essay reports the decades of civil wards and unrest, the proliferation of coca crops, Plan Colombia, an anti-drug program supported by the U.S. and activities during the last decades. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Studies). The border conflicts between Colombia and Venezuela continued into the 20th century (Country Studies). When Panama broke off from Colombia, it caused friction between the United States and Colombia
(Country Studies). A major dispute with Peru was eventually settled by a commission appointed by the League of Nations in the early 1930s (Country Studies). From the middle of
the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, violent civil conflict in Colombia was between two parties: Partido Liberal (PL) and Partido Conservador (PC) (International Crisis Group July).
Some of these conflicts were extremely violent. After the end of World War II, Colombia became more active in international relations (Country Studies). For example, the country played a
role in creating the United Nations in 1945 and was also part of the group that opposed "the big-power veto in the Security Council" (Country Studies 1997). Colombia was also
instrumental in "creating the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bogot? in 1948" (Country Studies 1997) with then president, Lleras Camargo, becoming the first secretary general of the OAS
(Country Studies). In the late 1950s, these two parties reached an agreement in terms of sharing power exclusively between these two groups (International Crisis Group July). More guerilla groups emerged
by the 1970s, mostly left-wing groups (International Crisis Group July). By the 1980s, right-wing groups emerged and by then, the drug money was complicating domestic and foreign relations (International Crisis
Group July). Despite Colombias role in the creation of international organizations, the country continued to be very limited in terms of actual foreign policies (Country Studies). The focus
continued to be domestic policy with any international involvement intended to support their own domestic policies (Country Studies). The countrys "foreign policy emphasized economic relations and support for collective security
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