‘Pastor Alape’
Felix Antonio Muñoz, a.k.a. “Pastor Alape,” is a prominent leader of the FARC, until...
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Author: Joel Gillin
Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: International actors
Compared with much of the world, Latin America was relatively free of inter-state wars during the...
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Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: The role of drugs
While not widely considered a cause, drug trafficking has played a mayor role in Colombia’s...
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Understanding the causes of Colombia’s conflict: Weak, corrupt state institutions
Underlying many of the problems which have led to or exacerbated Colombia’s conflict, from...
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Understanding the causes of Colombia’s conflict: Inequality
Inequality is a widely-cited cause of Colombia’s armed conflict, from economists and academics in international institutions to the average Colombian.
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