{"id":19823,"date":"2026-08-09T05:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19823"},"modified":"2026-08-09T05:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:57:09","slug":"u-s-pledges-1-billion-in-security-assistance-to-colombia-as-new-president-vows-to-defeat-narco-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=19823","title":{"rendered":"U.S. pledges $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as new president vows to &#8220;defeat narco-terrorism&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella earned President Trump&#8217;s endorsement despite never having run for office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1f4dce05-82df-4a2a-a8ba-7989530eeb49\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ed1b21ff54ed92935a792a6f25dd46b8\/gettyimages-2288698738.jpg#\" alt=\"Newly president of Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella Heads First Event With Colombian Army \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1f4dce05-82df-4a2a-a8ba-7989530eeb49\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ed1b21ff54ed92935a792a6f25dd46b8\/gettyimages-2288698738.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1f4dce05-82df-4a2a-a8ba-7989530eeb49\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c325149148aeb9afcb4eac6e21d750b3\/gettyimages-2288698738.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The newly elected president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, speaks during the military recognition ceremony as part of the presidential inauguration day at Batall\u00f3n Pichincha in Cali, Colombia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Leonardo Casta\u00f1eda \/ Getty Images \/ Leonardo Casta\u2013eda<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>De la Espriella now has grand plans to crush armed insurgents, cozy up to the U.S. and overhaul the system. In his first speech upon taking office, he pledged to &#8220;relentlessly defeat narco-terrorism,&#8221; adding that &#8220;the option of dialogue is completely exhausted&#8221; \u2014 a reference to the former administration&#8217;s spluttering peace talks with guerrillas.<\/p>\n<p>After four years of diplomatic spats with the U.S., Mr. Trump now has an eager ally in Bogota. Colombia has been the United States&#8217; top ally in counternarcotics and one of its most important trade partners in the Western Hemisphere. However, that relationship took a sharp turn during former\u00a0President Gustavo Petro&#8217;s\u00a0administration, the first leftist president in the country&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Petro&#8217;s administration promoted a paradigm shift in the fight against drug trafficking and unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate peace with armed groups. 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