Colombia’s Peace Agreement Is Under Siege
Thanks to the historic peace agreement reached by his predecessor, Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez now presides over a country that, after more than five decades of violent conflict, is on the path toward lasting peace. But Duque seems determined to derail implementation of the deal.
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MADRID – In 2016, Colombia’s government reached an historic peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ending a 52-year-old war that had killed more than 265,000 Colombians and displaced another seven million. The deal has been hailed as a new model for resolving seemingly intractable conflicts. But it is now being tested like never before.