This section of colombiapeace.org presents brief articles offering basic, fact-filled explanations of persistent, evergreen topics. Each looks at an aspect of Colombia’s conflict, peace effort, human rights challenges, or U.S. policy.
These Explainers are never “finished.” WOLA edits and updates them frequently as new information emerges. Months from now, some may look quite different.
During the first half of 2020, WOLA is adding approximately one Explainer per week to this page. Serious ideas for topics to cover are welcome, the comments are open at the bottom of this page.
An overview of the bush used to make cocaine, the criminal activity that has grown up around it, its relation to the conflict, and unsuccessful efforts to eradicate it.
An overview of Colombia’s largest remaining guerrilla group: its origins, structure and geography, financing, human rights record, and past peace negotiations.