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Juan Manuel Santos

A group of FARC soldiers stand together reading from a paper.
Conflict & Justice
Colombia’s peace process under stress: 6 essential reads
Fighters from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),stand in line during the opening of ceremony congress at the camp where they prepare for ratifying a peace deal with the government, near El Diamante in Yari Plains, Colombia, September 17, 2016.
Conflict
Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal
General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.
Conflict
A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks
Young Colombian army troops in the southern town of Uribe, which used to be a FARC stronghold. Some are draftees serving their obligatory 18 months service; others are professional soldiers. Most come from humble backgrounds.
Global Politics
Draft evasion is alive and well in Colombia. And it’s an issue in the presidential race
Colombia government pursues talks with FARC rebels
Global Politics
Colombia Pursues Talks with FARC Rebels
Global Politics
Colombian FARC leader killed
Arts, Culture & Media
An alternative to the Panama Canal?