Colombia’s Talks with the FARC: How Ceasefires Complicate Peace
The country’s Marxist guerrillas have pledged to stop shooting as peace talks with the government get underway—but in Colombia, nothing is ever that simple.
The country’s Marxist guerrillas have pledged to stop shooting as peace talks with the government get underway—but in Colombia, nothing is ever that simple.
After a ceremonial kickoff in Oslo, negotiations between Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas resume in Cuba next month. Colombians hope the rebels get back in touch with reality by then
The conflict has lasted for nearly half-century. Can Santos finally bring it to an end via negotiations?
Ex-President Uribe has several bones to pick with the man whom he annointed as his succesor, incumbent President Santos