Category Archives: Colombia

FARC Peace Accords: Back to the drawing board.

Posted on October 4, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

There was to be no “Neville Chamberlain moment” for Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos yesterday as his proposed peace process with the FARC guerrilla movement was rejected by voters by a paper-thin majority of 50.2% to 49.8%. No matter how … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Arms: Peace in Colombia

Posted on June 24, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

Last month, we reported in detail on the long and arduous peace process currently being navigated by Colombia, as the country seeks to end 52 years of civil war between the government and leftist FARC guerrillas. Deadlines had been missed … Continue reading →

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Rebels without a cause: the FARC’s demise & Colombia’s slow-moving peace process

Posted on May 25, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

In the Cuban capital, Havana, we are witnessing the death throes of a conflict that has spanned over half a century. It is symbolically appropriate that the Castro regime, a government that so often nourished and supported the Marxist insurrection in Colombia, play … Continue reading →

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