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Security & Strategic Review - September 2017 (ISSN 1741-4202)
No simple route to pacification in Colombia
For optimists, the recent news from Colombia is excellent. The FARC have signed a peace settlement and are launching their political party. At the beginning of September ELN, the country’s second-largest rebel group, announced a cease-fire. Even the leader of the Urabeños, one of Colombia’s top criminal groups, wants to jump on the bandwagon and talk peace. Pope Francis has visited the country and called for reconciliation. But despite all these good indicators, there are many reasons why levels of violence could remain high. Here we explain why.
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