Armed Actors in the Colombian Conflict: State vs Armed Groups
The presence of social, political and economic uncertainty is pertinent when we talk about an inefficient state and an organized group which confronts it.
Building on Ruins or Patching up the Possible? Reinscribing Fieldwork Failure in IR as a Productive Rupture
Failure is produced structurally but experienced personally, and is always hard to take. All academics, by virtue of being academics, are haunted by it.
Interview – Abbey Steele
Abbey Steele talks to us about the Colombian conflict, forms of displacement, the practice of ‘subcontracted state-building’, her fieldwork in Colombia and women in IR.
Contesting Impunity in Colombia
Impunity has been key to determining the Colombian peace process. The question remains whose perception of impunity in the context of negotiated peace will prevail?
Colombia’s New Presidency and the Protection of Social Leaders
The government can benefit from civil society’s expertise and give them a central role in the process of bringing institutionality to Colombia’s marginalized regions.
Peace under Siege? Ivan Duque’s Election and the FARC
It will be difficult for Ivan Duque to attack transitional justice and the political participation of the FARC, as those issues are more solidly consolidated into law.
American Foreign Aid and Colombia’s Human Rights Tragedy
US foreign aid and policy discourses under the Bush administration facilitated the abuses that occurred in the context of Colombia’s post-9/11 war on drugs.
Elections in Colombia: Return of Uribism and Uncertainty of the Peace Process
With the right recovering strength, and Uribe being one of the most powerful Colombian politicians governability is guaranteed, but the power will be concentrated.
Student Feature – Spotlight on the Peace Process in Colombia
E-IR’s spotlight series invites academics to reflect on significant events. This feature explores the quest for peace in Columbia between the government and guerrilla groups.
Interview – Nazih Richani
Nazih Richani discusses his extensive studies of asymmetric civil wars, the complex interdependencies of the Syrian conflict, and the possibility of peace in Colombia.
