Webinar | How will Colombia’s election reshape security ties with Venezuela?

The United States-led removal of Nicolás Maduro has attracted renewed interest from oil, gas, and mining companies eyeing Venezuela’s resource wealth. Much of that wealth lies along the 2,219-kilometer porous border with Colombia. This corridor has been important for the economic development of both countries. But it has also attracted the interest of several armed groups who have exploited tense relations between Bogotá and Caracas to violently vie for the control of criminal economies, including drug trafficking, extortion, and illegal mining.

On 21 June, Colombians head to the polls for a decisive runoff between left-wing Iván Cepeda and right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella. The outcome will determine how Colombia positions itself toward Venezuela, and whether the two countries revive security cooperation and investment collaboration along the border.

Join ACLED on 30 June, at 9 a.m. in Bogotá | 4 p.m. in Madrid, as we discuss the election results and the future of Colombia-Venezuela border relations. The webinar will be held in English and will be uploaded with Spanish interpretation afterward.