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Colombia

The dangerous charm of forgiveness

Colombian General Dario Rubén Alzate was captured by the FARC, the largest Colombian guerrilla group in a small village in the north of the country on Sunday 16 November.
by Leonardo Goi
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Chile

Fighting Pinochet’s Ghost

General Augusto Pinochet’s grip over Chile’s political life did not disappear on the night of October 5 1988, when Chileans voted against his confirmation at the country’s helm and brought a 15–years-long dictators...
by Leonardo Goi
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Colombia

Colombia: The lessons a kidnapping taught

After two weeks of captivity, Colombia’s general Alzate was freed by the country’s biggest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday, November 30. How will his release shape Colombiaâ€...
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Colombia

Colombia: The year of peace?

For the first time in a half-century-long conflict, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) agreed on 20 December 2014 to a unilateral and indefinite ceasefire.
by Leonardo Goi
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Colombia

Colombia’s military ceasefire: One step closer to peace?

In a fifteen-minute long speech delivered on Tuesday evening, President Juan Manuel Santos announced that Colombia’s Armed Forces shall stop their bombing operations against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) f...
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Colombia

Neither forgetfulness nor forgiveness

On 24 December 2014, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his hope that the New Year could bring an end to his country’s 50-year-old internal conflict. The negotiations between the central government and the Revol...
by Leonardo Goi
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