The uncertainty of peace in Colombia
More and more, it is clear that 2017 will be a turning point in Colombia’s history, for good or...
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Author: Kyle Johnson
Coca eradication, citizenry and legitimacy in Colombia’s periphery
It was almost six in the evening when we arrived at the house of an important local leader in a...
Read MoreThe political side of Colombia’s neo-paramilitaries
Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups are widely considered unpolitical. The truth is, however,...
Read More‘Caracho’ and the possible demobilization of ERPAC
In an exclusive interview with leading Colombian news magazine Semana, the current leader of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC, Jose Elberto Lopez, alias “Caracho,” stated that he was looking for a way for his armed group...
Read MoreTo find peace in Colombia, we must understand the war
A previous column posted on this same website makes numerous strong points in very few words regarding the moral trajectory of the FARC. Three main points appear throughout the piece: the FARC are economically motivated...
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