Editor's note

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.

Catesby Holmes

Global Commissioning Editor

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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

Advice for Colombia from countries that have sought peace – and sometimes found it

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

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