Dr. Virginia M. Bouvier
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- Order my book, Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War
- Order my book: Whose America? The War of 1898 and the Battles to Define a Nation
- Order my book: The Globalization of U.S.-Latin American Relations
- Order my book: Women and the Conquest of California, 1542-1840
- Ahora en español--La construcción de la paz en tiempos de guerra (2014).
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- Gender and the Role of Women in Colombia's Peace Process
Tag Archives: Juan Manuel Santos
Colombia Peace Talks Open with Second Rebel Group: Process Might Provide Model for Civil Society Participation
February 6, 2017 After three years of exploratory talks, the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining insurgency, the National Liberation Army (ELN), are due to open formal negotiations tomorrow in Quito, Ecuador. The beginning of the long-delayed talks represents … Continue reading
No Hedging of Bets for Colombia’s Plebiscite
September 9, 2016 Colombian rebel troops are heading to decommissioning centers and minors are set to leave guerrilla ranks on Sept. 10 as the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) begin implementing their peace accord ahead of … Continue reading
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September 9, 2016
Tagged Alejandro Ordóñez, Andres Pastrana, Álvaro Uribe, Carter Center, CICR, DDR, Democracy, El Salvador, ELN, FARC-EP, ICRC, IOM, Juan Manuel Santos, Nepal, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Northern Ireland, OIM, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, South Africa, Timochenko, United Nations, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional
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Constitutional Court Approves Plebiscite for Colombian Peace Accords
July 20, 2016 On Monday, July 18, in an anxiously-awaited decision, Colombia’s Constitutional Court unanimously approved the statutory law establishing the plebiscite as the mechanism by which the Colombian electorate will approve or reject the Havana peace accords negotiated by … Continue reading
Preparing for Peace in Colombia
July 12, 2016 Preparing for the Ceasefire and Setting Aside Weapons The process in Havana has picked up speed since the June 23 agreements, and word here in Bogota is that a final accord is not far away. As Humberto … Continue reading
Colombia Cease-Fire Accord Marks Historic Turn
June 24, 2016 “Colombia Cease-Fire Accord Marks Historic Turn” (Reprinted from “Q&A: On the Issues with Virginia “Ginny” Bouvier,” by Fred Strasser). More than a half-century of internal warfare in Colombia is on the brink of a peaceful resolution after … Continue reading
Stars Move into Alignment for the Peace Accords: Heading toward the Finish Line in Cuba
February 1, 2016 Last week was a banner week for Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos. The UN Security Council, Latin American and Caribbean leaders from across the hemisphere, and the European Union all stepped up to the plate in support … Continue reading
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February 1, 2016
Tagged Angola, Ban Ki-Moon, Ceasefire, China, Egypt, FARC, France, Ivan Marquez, Japan, Jean Arnault, Juan Manuel Santos, Malaysia, Maria Angela Holguin, Maria Emma Mejia, New Zealand, peace accord, political mission, Russian Federation, Samantha Powers, Senegal, Sergio Jaramillo, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
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