Can Colombia build on its democratic opening?

Publication Year
2013
Publisher
CNN World Website
Author
Abstract

A year ago today, peace negotiators in Colombia began working with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group to end a nearly 50-year bloody conflict, one that by some estimates has claimed the lives of over 200,000 Colombians and forcibly displaced over 4 million more. Although the government and rebels have continued to fight during talks, there is a sense of optimism after progress came on a long-running sticking point: political participation. Indeed, the lead government negotiator, a former vice president, has hailed the breakthrough as a “new democratic opening.” So what exactly has changed and what are the remaining challenges?

Citation

CNN World Website, November 19, 2013

Publication Topic
Violence
Political Development
Country
Publication Type
Policy Article