The Myths of the Colombian Peace Process
The Myths of the Colombian Peace Process
An agreement won't end endemic problems of poverty and narco-crime—but it will certainly help.
From its very beginning, Colombia’s peace process has aroused enormous expectations, not only within Colombian borders, but also in the international community. The negotiation is, in good measure, the result of the “Policy of Democratic Security” adopted by President Álvaro Uribe Vélez during his two terms (2002 to 2010), which helped limit the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC), weakened the group structurally and turned the dynamic of the armed confrontation back in the state’s favor.
After the spectacular failure of...
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