Understanding New Patterns of Violence in Colombia
Guest post by Josh Meuth Alldredge, Rafael Ch, Angelika Rettberg, María Paula Rojas, and Michael Weintraub. The following…
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“Hacking” for Successful Peace Implementation in Colombia (Part 1)
By Michael Findley, Oliver Kaplan, and Joseph K. Young. [This is the first post of a multi-part series…
Protect the People to Protect the Peace
By Oliver Kaplan, Emma Dunn, and Natalie Southwick for Denver Dialogues. On April 27th, Diego Fernando Rodríguez, a…
Trump’s Proposed Tariff on Mexican Exports Will Backfire
Guest post by George DeMartino. The new Trump proposal (now under consideration by his administration) to get Mexico…
How to Distinguish Supporters From Opponents in Counterinsurgency
By Aila M. Matanock and Miguel García-Sánchez. Knowing when civilians are likely to side with counterinsurgents has been a…
Santos’ Gambit and the Shadow of Domestic Politics in Peace Processes
By Juan Tellez and Kyle Beardsley. The narrow failure of the peace referendum in Colombia on October 2nd shocked…
Challenges of Measuring an Armed Group’s Lethality: Insights from the Mexican Drug War
Guest post by Omar García-Ponce and Andrés Lajous. A few months ago the New York Times published an…
War Dynamics and the “NO” Vote in the Colombian Referendum
By Ana Arjona. After six years of negotiations, the Colombian government and the leadership of the Revolutionary Armed…
“Catch Your Thief”: From Vigilantism to Vigilance in Lima’s Southern Cone
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues. Cases of extrajudicial vigilantism often only serve to exacerbate insecurity and…
“Sí” o “No”: Who Supports the Peace Process in Colombia?
Guest post by Nicolás Liendo and Jessica Maves Braithwaite. After more than fifty years of conflict and multiple failed efforts at…