Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 8 de agosto de 2020.
A look at compliance in peace accord commitments and the security situation in Guaviare, a department in south-central Colombia with a heavy presence of FARC dissident groups.
Outlines the current challenges of Colombia’s peace process, across the board, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy.
Publicado por la Corporación Viso Mutop el 30 de junio de 2020. (Link at visomutop.org)
Two longtime Colombian drug policy experts analyze the costs and risks of the current supply-side, eradication-heavy model for dealing with illicit crops, and lay out alternative proposals.
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 23 de junio de 2020.
A collection of accounts of campesinos who have successfully substituted coca through sustainable and innovative projects.
Publicado por la Fundación Paz y Reconciliación el 6 de abril de 2020.
A look at recent changes in Colombia’s cocaine market, coca production, armed group participation, and transshipment patterns.
Published by Nature on March 18, 2020.
After the peace accord, “the national government failed to ensure a functional institutional presence in several PAs [protected areas],” and deforestation increased.
Published by the Brookings Institution on January 8, 2020.
Vanda Felbab-Brown analyzes Colombia’s options for reducing the size of its coca crop, and concludes, “The most effective policy to sustainably reduce illicit crops would deliver robust assistance before demanding eradication.”
