FARC

Case Analysis: The FARC in Colombia

SWJED — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:42:40 +0000

Case Analysis: The FARC in Colombia SWJED Thu, 03/05/2020 - 12:42am

An understanding of this particular case offers not only relevant lessons for the U.S. in our continuing small wars operations, but also on national interests in Colombia—including economic considerations and counter-narcotics efforts—could become threatened by FARC’s dissident groups.

Could Colombia Provide a Roadmap for Afghanistan

SWJED — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:36:51 +0000

Could Colombia Provide a Roadmap for Afghanistan SWJED Sat, 02/01/2020 - 10:36am

Like Afghanistan, Colombia was mired in conflict for decades. But, in 2016 after five years of direct negotiations, the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) signed a historic peace agreement that sought to address the root causes of a 50-year conflict.

When Insurgent Leadership Splits: Understanding FARC’s Internal Crisis Amidst a Fragile Peace Agreement

SWJED — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:19:23 +0000

When Insurgent Leadership Splits: Understanding FARC’s Internal Crisis Amidst a Fragile Peace Agreement SWJED Fri, 01/17/2020 - 12:19am

The internal split leadership within FARC presents the organisation with a significant crisis, particularly amongst a fragile and precarious peace agreement. Given the Colombian conflict’s transformation after the 2016 peace agreement with FARC that resulted in the opening of both territorial vacuums and resources for other armed groups, it remains precarious as to how FARC II will merge or compete given its current resources.

Some Questions to Help You Better Understand the U.S.-Colombia Security Dynamic and Opportunities to Enhance the Relationship

SWJED — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:25:04 +0000

Some Questions to Help You Better Understand the U.S.-Colombia Security Dynamic and Opportunities to Enhance the Relationship SWJED Thu, 04/11/2019 - 11:25am

The dramatic increase of Venezuelan refugees entering the country, record-level coca cultivation and cocaine production levels, and the power vacuum created by the disarmament, and demobilization of the country’s oldest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in key cultivation and smuggling areas are just a few things for U.S. policy makers, defense officials, and legislators to take into consideration as they evaluate bilateral security assistance to Colombia.

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Colombia’s ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Recruiting Hungry Venezuela Migrants

SWJED — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:16:00 +0000

Colombia’s ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Recruiting Hungry Venezuela Migrants SWJED Wed, 10/17/2018 - 1:16am

Reports that criminal groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting migrants from Venezuela shows how these armed actors are taking advantage of those fleeing the neighboring country’s economic crisis in order to strengthen their criminal structures.

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Endless Intervention: The Great Danger of Convergence

SWJED — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 04:38:28 +0000

Endless Intervention: The Great Danger of Convergence SWJED Mon, 08/27/2018 - 12:38am

In this essay I will argue that the threat of convergence to the Westphalian System has been exaggerated. Then, using the FARC and Colombia as a case study, I will argue that convergence is already being used to justify morally questionable interventions.

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The Persistence of the FARC

SWJED — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:28:54 +0000

The Persistence of the FARC SWJED Thu, 08/09/2018 - 12:28am

The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) declared their insurgency in 1964 and did not sign a peace agreement with the Government of Colombia (GoC) until 2016. This qualifies the FARC insurgency as one of the longest running in history (Leech, 2011). Through fifty-two years of government attacks, terrible defeats, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and through the demobilization or defeat of many sister movements, the FARC persisted. In this paper, I will attempt to account for this persistence.

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Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs

SWJED — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:34:19 +0000

Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs

A narcotrafficking technique first used in Mexico now expands to other countries in Central and South America.

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The Circum-Caribbean (Bolivarian-Grenadine) War - Early 2017 Review

SWJED — Fri, 26 May 2017 18:28:35 +0000

The Circum-Caribbean (Bolivarian-Grenadine) War - Early 2017 Review SWJED Fri, 05/26/2017 - 2:28pm

This paper updates and expands upon an essay published in Small Wars Journal in 2014. Some of the text from the 2014 essay has been left intact as still operative.

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 3: Brazilian Gangs and Colombian BACRIM Recruit Demobilized FARC Commandos

SWJED — Tue, 16 May 2017 12:38:05 +0000

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 3: Brazilian Gangs and Colombian BACRIM Recruit Demobilized FARC Commandos SWJED Tue, 05/16/2017 - 8:38am

The aftermath of Colombia’s long FARC insurgency has left a criminal power vacuum.

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