Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Historical background and past peace processes -- The road to Havana -- The role of the United Nations -- Other external actors -- Key issues -- Conclusion
Summary
"On November 24, 2016, the government of Colombia and the biggest guerrilla group in the country, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), signed a final peace agreement. This accord put an end to the longest armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere and to long and convoluted peace talks. What elements of the process contributed to its success? While it may be too early to properly speak of "lessons learned," IPI's latest paper highlights the key elements that seemed to have worked and those that made progress difficult. Over the course of the process, several factors emerged as central, both to its successful resolution and to the problems likely to arise during implementation." -- Publisher's website
