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Security & Strategic Review - July 2016 (ISSN 1741-4202)
COLOMBIA: The mechanics of peace
On 23 June the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrillas announced agreement on what could be the final stages of their long drawn-out peace negotiations. Here, we describe the mechanics of the demobilisation and disarmament process, and look at some of the last-minute threats to a successful resolution of nearly four years of negotiations – and half a century of fighting.
- State Department’s people trafficking ‘blacklist’
- COLOMBIA: The mechanics of peace
- PERU: Reward system reaps dividends
- MEXICO: What happened at Nochixtlán?
- MEXICO: Government reveals extent of poppy cultivation
- MEXICO: Return of the prince?
- URUGUAY: Where’s Diyab?
- URUGUAY: Concern over record marijuana seizures
- ARGENTINA-PARAGUAY: Argentina’s ‘most wanted man’ implicates former officials
- EL SALVADOR: Authorities colluding with mara gangs?
- GUATEMALA: Military to continue civilian security tasks
- HAITI: Armed attacks trigger security concerns
- ST LUCIA: New prime minister points finger of blame at US
- REGION: Global Peace Index
- POINTERS