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Security & Strategic Review - July 2015 (ISSN 1741-4202)

New effort to ‘de-escalate’ the conflict in Colombia

It is not yet a bilateral ceasefire ― more like a four-month dress rehearsal which for now is being described as a new effort to ‘de-escalate’ the conflict. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) took the first step by announcing a new one-month unilateral ceasefire, soon afterwards extended to four months. The government led by President Juan Manuel Santos responded by once again ordering the suspension of bombing raids against Farc camps. In four months they will ‘appraise’ the situation. This appraisal will not only have to do with developments in the field but, more critically, how much they advance regarding ‘transitional justice’ ― in other words, whether the Farc leaders could end up serving time.

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