After 55 years of civil conflict that killed some 220,000 citizens, Colombia is on the path to peace. In December, the government signed a treaty with FARC rebels and, just last week, launched negotiations with the still-active ELN guerillas.
Now comes the really difficult part: disarmament, reintegration, reparations, justice – making peace stick in a traumatised and deeply polarised nation. At this fragile crossroads, we invited scholars to reflect on recent peace processes from around the world and consider what lessons they held for Colombia.
Also today, we are proud to launch a section for The Conversation Global's videos, where we offer the same in-depth analysis and expert opinions from scholars in new digital formats.
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An October 2016 peace rally in Bogota, just before the final accords were signed with the FARC guerillas.
John Vizcaino/Reuters
John Brewer, Queen's University Belfast; Olivera Simic, Griffith University; Roberto Saba, Universidad de Palermo; Stephanie Perazzone, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
What can Colombia can learn from other nations' transitions, both successful and unsuccessful, from war to peace?
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Stephan Schmidt, The Conversation; Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
The Conversation Global's video series: same in-depth analysis and expert insight, new format.
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Arts + Culture
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Arup K Chatterjee, O.P. Jindal Global University
Are the the hauntings at Landour just practical fictions amidst the solitude of the hills?
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Education
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Christian Mouhanna, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay
Governments' continual use of security forces to 'keep order' in low-income and minority neighborhoods masks their inability find solutions other than force.
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Science + Technology
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Lewis Ashwal, University of the Witwatersrand
Researchers have found a small piece of a "lost continent" buried underneath the lava on Mauritius.
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Environment + Energy
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Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand
In southern Africa there's been a southward shift in the occurrence of tropical cyclones in the region. This is due to sea temperatures increasing as a result of global warming.
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Politics + Society
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
Barack Obama's high standing in sub-Sahara Africa persisted despite grumbling that he never delivered American largess to the degree many initially expected.
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