June 2013 deadline unlikely: Timochenko
Timochenko, the supreme leader of the FARC guerrillas, said Wednesday the June deadline for the peace talks announced by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos is “an expectation he is generating…
Timochenko, the supreme leader of the FARC guerrillas, said Wednesday the June deadline for the peace talks announced by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos is “an expectation he is generating…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed Sergio Jaramillo Caro on Tuesday to be the country’s new High Commissioner for Peace to mediate negotiations with the FARC during peace talks. The…
The widely praised peace talks between FARC rebels and the Santos government will likely end in failure, said a former adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush Tuesday. “I…
“Land distribution is at the heart of Colombia’s problems,” claimed a leading scholar on Colombia earlier this month. “Eliminating the high concentration of land in the hands of the few…
The oldest living founder of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC will be the tenth negotiator to advance peace talks with President Juan Manuel Santos’ government in early October. According to…
The Mexican government will aim to follow the lead of Colombia in the fight against drug trafficking, according to the country’s elected president. Enrique Peña Nieto, who met with Colombian…
If Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos manages to broker a peace deal with the FARC over the coming months, the agreement will likely ensure his re-election in the 2014 election, said…
The Colombian government is tracking FARC assets throughout the world to be distributed to victims of the armed conflict, provided the current peace talks reach a successful agreement. According to…
Even if FARC guerrillas and President Juan Manuel Santos’ government reach a peace agreement in the upcoming negotiations, it will only be the start of a much longer peace process, said…