FARC Peace Talks: Northern Ireland Could Hold Answers, Analysts Say

May 21, 2013

The May 15 resumption of peace talks in Cuba between Colombia’s government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels has sparked renewed optimism that a settlement to the 60-year-old armed conflict is within sight. But the road map to peace remains obscured by unanswered questions about punishing FARC for its crimes and whether the organization should be allowed to enter Colombian politics.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

FARC Peace Talks: Northern Ireland Could Hold Answers, Analysts Say

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