Dismantling the 2016 peace agreement and introducing a military clampdown is not the answer to rising levels of violence.
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US interventions in the region have led to coups, revolutions and what some analysts are now calling illegal extrajudicial killings.
Adherents to the ‘new right’ ideology in Latin America are leveraging the tools of democracy to erode the democratic system from within and prolong their grip on power
They used to fight the state and now want to be part of society – but after demobilisation, thousands of former Farc guerrillas face violence and displacement
Colombia is an important South American regional hub and potentially important trade partner for Africa.
Colombians go to the polls on June 19 to elect a new president. The vote comes at a delicate time in the country’s politics.
The outcome of Colombia’s presidential election has major implications for the survival of its historic peace deal, and the prospects of former combatants who have committed to a life without conflict
The strong showing of left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro in the Colombian elections suggests the country’s left-right divide is moving from armed confrontation to democratic disagreement.
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