18 October 2013
by Christian Voelkel
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A Troubled Anniversary: After One Year, Colombia’s Peace Process Reaches a Critical Juncture

By Christian Voelkel (@voelkelchr) Twelve months after the ceremonial opening of peace talks between the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), there are growing concerns that the process might run into trouble … Continue reading

19 September 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
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The Five Challenges of Negotiating Transitional Justice in Colombia

By Christian Voelkel (@voelkelchr), Colombia Analyst, and Anna Crowe, Henigson Human Rights Fellow, Harvard Law School A Spanish version of this post originally appeared in Razón pública. As talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) make headway … Continue reading

7 February 2013
by Christian Voelkel
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Local Governments after the Conflict: The Potential Pitfalls of a Centralised Peace Process

Despite tensions triggered by FARC’s kidnapping of three members of the security forces last month and the military killing of a high-ranking guerrilla commander, the current peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stand a fair chance … Continue reading

21 February 2012
by Christian Voelkel
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The Reform-Reality Gap in Colombia: A View from Magdalena Medio Region

Colombian officials like to say that a recent law mandating the reparation of four million victims and the restitution of millions of hectares of stolen land will suck the political oxygen out of Latin America’s longest-surviving guerrilla movement. But can … Continue reading