Friday Puzzler: The Striking Absence of Grey Hair
By Barbara F. Walter Readers should excuse my somewhat frivolous post. I just finished my 40th lecture of…
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On Keeping a Colombian Peace
By Oliver Kaplan Page Fortna’s post earlier this week is an excellent analysis of the prospects for peacekeepers…
Lasting Peace in Colombia: Pipe Dream or Possible?
By Page Fortna Oliver Kaplan recently posted about the prospects for reaching a peace deal in Colombia when…
Landing a Peace Agreement with the FARC
By Oliver Kaplan I just published an op-ed entitled “Colombia’s Rebels and Land Reform” in the The New York…
Explaining High Murder Rates in Latin America: It’s Not Drugs
By Elaine Denny and Barbara F. Walter In a background paper for the World Bank on homicide rates James D.…
Locals Nix the Narcos, and the Narcs
By Oliver Kaplan Community friction is not an interdiction fiction. Today I’m flagging an essay of mine appearing…
Operation Ramadan?
By Oliver Kaplan Today I’m writing about the possibility of conducting psy-ops in Syria, Colombia-style. One year ago,…