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Diez Años de Procesos de Paz en Colombia
In this policy brief Andrei Gomez-Suarez and Alejandro Posada Tellez summarise the main lessons of ten years of peace process in Colombia.
Entries by Andrei Gomez-Suarez
Ten Years of Peace Processes in Colombia
In this policy brief Andrei Gomez-Suarez and Alejandro Posada Tellez summarise the main lessons of ten years of peace process in Colombia.
The three challenges to “Total Peace” that emerge from the miners’ strike in the Bajo Cauca region
A severe security crisis, the penetration of armed groups in the regional political life and economic and environmental issues are the three challenges identified by Chiara Chiavaroli and Andrei Gómez-Suárez for the implementation of Petro’s “total peace” in the Bajo Cauca region.
Los tres retos para la “Paz Total” que evidencia el paro minero en el Bajo Cauca Antioqueño
Una grave crisis de seguridad, penetración de grupos armados en la vida política regional, y problemas económicos y ambientales son tres retos que Chiara Chiavaroli y Andrei Gómez-Suárez identifican para la política de “paz total” del gobierno Petro en el Bajo Cauca antioqueño.
Petro’s Total Peace: A Paradigm Shift in Peacebuilding
Petro’s concept of “total peace” goes beyond negotiations with illegal armed groups. Andrei Gómez-Suárez and Margarita Ermini* argue that the new policy signals a paradigm shift in peacebuilding.
The First Step towards ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia
La Ley de Orden Público es una piedra angular de la política de ‘Paz Total’ de Petro. Gwen Burnyeat, Andrei Gómez-Suárez y Alejandro Posada Tellez analizan los interrogantes que deja y los retos de su implementación.
El primer paso hacia la ‘Paz Total’ de Petro
La Ley de Orden Público es una piedra angular de la política de ‘Paz Total’ de Petro. Gwen Burnyeat, Andrei Gómez-Suárez y Alejandro Posada Tellez analizan los interrogantes que deja y los retos de su implementación.
Petro: A Black Swan on the Road to Reconciliation in Colombia?
Can the triumph of the left in the presidential elections pave the way for reconciliation in Colombia? Andrei Gómez-Suárez analyses the results of the March congressional and primary elections and outlines the challenges for reconciliation in the case of a Petro presidency.
A Breakthrough for Reconciliation in Colombia?
Can Colombia leap forward toward reconciliation? Andrei Gómez-Suárez analyses the reconciliation encounter between Bertha Fries and Rodrigo Londoño and suggests that the political mobilisation of civil society is necessary for a breakthrough.
Colombia’s Peace at Risk
In January 2022, 13 massacres were carried out in Colombia, and 13 social leaders were assassinated by unknown armed groups, according to Colombian NGO Indepaz. This serious human rights crisis confirms the concerns of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.