| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 42 pages) : color maps |
| Series |
Crisis Group Latin America report ; N°95 |
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ICG Latin America report ; N°95.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- I. Introduction. -- II. Colombia's new battlefields. -- A. A new cast of armed groups. -- B. Behaviour toward civilians. -- C. Approach to security forces. -- III. Security goals in theory and practice. -- A. The origins of the military's role. -- B. Continuing onus on the military. -- C. The official approach. -- D. Political targets, distorted indicators. -- E. Operations from the commanders' perspective. -- IV. Institutional constraints and challenges facing Colombia's military. -- A. Personnel and resources. -- B. Corruption. -- C. Human rights abuses. -- V. Community perspectives. -- A. Fleeting presence. -- B. Enemies everywhere. -- C. Bearing the costs. -- VI. A way forward. -- A. Goals and indicators. -- B. Defining the enemy. -- C. Operations. -- D. Planning for consolidating control. -- E. Accountability and integrity. -- F. Aligning the military with the peace process, the petro government and rural communities. -- VII. Conclusion. -- Appendices |
| Summary |
Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petro, says he will work to bring “total peace” to the countryside, including areas roiled by violent competition among criminal and other armed groups. This task will require significant changes to military approaches devised for fighting the insurgencies of the past |
| Notes |
"27 September 2022"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also availalble at website in Spanish |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (Crisis Group, viewed October 9, 2022) |
| Subject |
Internal security -- Government policy -- Colombia
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Civil-military relations -- Colombia
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Rural crimes -- Colombia -- Prevention
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Conflict management -- Colombia
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Violence -- Colombia -- Prevention
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Civil-military relations
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Conflict management
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Rural crimes -- Prevention
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Violence -- Prevention
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Colombia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, publisher.
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