Dec. 10, 2014 The peace delegations of the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP return to the table in Havana to resume talks today, thereby putting an end to the crisis that was precipitated by the detention of a high-ranking … Continue reading
June 14, 2014 Just back from a week in Bogota, where I was able to partake of some of the capital’s political culture in the final days before Sunday’s presidential elections. It has been an exciting time, but also one … Continue reading
April 4, 2014 The parties resumed their twenty-third round of talks today, Friday, April 4th, after a relatively shorter break than usual. The last round ended on Sunday, March 30, with a joint communiqué by the government of Colombia and … Continue reading
October 18, 2013 The rumors of recent weeks that a postponement of the peace talks might occur during electoral season (see my last blog post) appear to have died down, and Colombian government negotiator Humberto de la Calle and FARC … Continue reading
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El 20 de julio era el Día de la Independencia en Colombia y me fui para el desfile en la avenida 68 de Bogotá. En el evento, participaron 12,000 uniformados con una revista aérea de helicópteros Black Hawk, y … Continue reading
In an environment where peace talks are already underway and civil society has been excluded from the peace tables, it might appear that the government and insurgents are calling all the shots. While the armed actors are the ones who will ultimately … Continue reading
I knew the topic of land in Colombia was complex, but Wednesday’s conference at the U.S. Institute of Peace left me with a sense of just how complex it is–and raised more questions than answers. It was an amazing afternoon … Continue reading
COLOMBIA CALLS 
