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The Community Factor in Colombia's Search For Peace
The Community Factor in Colombia's Search For Peace
Trapped in Conflict: Reforming Military Strategy to Save Lives in Colombia
Trapped in Conflict: Reforming Military Strategy to Save Lives in Colombia
Table of Contents
  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Colombia’s New Battlefields
    1. A New Cast of Armed Groups
    2. Behaviour toward Civilians
    3. Approach to Security Forces
  4. Security Goals in Theory and Practice
    1. The Origins of the Military’s Role
    2. Continuing Onus on the Military
    3. The Official Approach
    4. Political Targets, Distorted Indicators
    5. Operations from the Commanders’ Perspective
  5. Institutional Constraints and Challenges Facing Colombia’s Military
    1. Personnel and Resources
    2. Corruption
    3. Human Rights Abuses
  6. Community Perspectives
    1. Fleeting Presence
    2. Enemies Everywhere
    3. Bearing the Costs
  7. A Way Forward
    1. Goals and Indicators
    2. Defining the Enemy
    3. Operations
    4. Planning for Consolidating Control
    5. Accountability and Integrity
    6. Aligning the Military with the Peace Process, the Petro Government and Rural Communities
  8. Conclusion
  9. Appendix A: Map of Colombia
Video / Latin America & Caribbean

The Community Factor in Colombia's Search For Peace

The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas brought nearly four years of negotiations to a close by announcing a final peace deal on 24 August. In this documentary, Crisis Group's senior Colombia analyst Kyle Johnson travels to rural areas to speak to local communities affected by the peace accord.

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The Community Factor in Colombia's Search For Peace

In this documentary, Crisis Group's Kyle Johnson travels to rural areas to speak to local communities affected by the peace accord. CRISIS GROUP/Suricata Films

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