In this edition of "Interviews from Quito" program host Andy Sebastia interviews Georgetown University professor Jose Antonio Figueroa on the Colombian peace process. Their discussion centers, among other topics, on the political divisions in Colombian society; the role of former president and hard-liner Alvaro Uriba in Colombia today; the differences between the political projects of current president Juan Manuel Santos and Uribe; the need for a new approach to the drug trade; the significance of the FARC's declaration of a unilateral indefinite cease-fire; the prospects for peace in Colombia; and the differences between Colombia and Ecuador in terms of their histories and political and social dynamics. teleSUR
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