A New Uribe: Álvaro Uribe's Second-Term Challenges
By Rodrigo Pardo
November 1, 2006
This paper, written by Rodrigo Pardo, the director of Colombia’s leading weekly news magazine, Semana, sets forth the principal challenges facing Álvaro Uribe in his second term. Pardo, a former minister of foreign affairs and one of Latin America’s leading international relations specialists, reviews the advantages and drawbacks of Colombia’s relationship with the United States and emphasizes the importance of strengthening Colombia’s relationships with Europe, multilateral institutions, and other Latin American governments. Pardo also contrasts the composition of the cabinet and opposition during Uribe’s first and second terms. In addition, Pardo assesses Uribe’s prospects for carrying out his challenging and varied reform agenda.