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Borda, Sandra.
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986.10634 23
Publication Date
2012
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Richani, Nazih.
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303.6409861 23
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2013
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Brittain, James J. (James Jeremiah), 1977- author.
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306.09 22
Publication Date
2010
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This book presents an insiders account of Columbias internal conflict. At the forefront are the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples Army (FARC-EP). Although they are one of the most powerful military forces in Latin American history, little is known about them.
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Kline, Harvey F.
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986.10634 22
Publication Date
2007
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Occasionally, an attempt is made at a breakthrough in the military stalemate in the civil war in Colombia between the government and the Marxist groups. One of the most promising of such attempts was made by new Colombian President Andres Pastrana. This book is an account of that effort at peace.
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Leech, Garry M.
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986.10634 22
Publication Date
2011
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To many including the Colombian, US, and EU governments, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is no more than a terrorist organization. Moreover, they claim that the FARC is only engaged in criminal activities and no longer maintains an ideology. But does this tell the whole story? Is it possible to engage in armed revolutionary struggle in order to achieve political and ideological objectives without perpetrating acts of terrorism? As the UN's special envoy to Colombia noted in 2003, it would be "a mistake to think that the FARC members are only drug traffickers and terrorists". Part of Zed's groundbreaking Rebels series, Garry Leech has written the definitive introduction to the FARC, examining the group's origins, aims, and ideology, and looking at its organizational and operational structures. His book also investigates FARC's impact on local, regional, and global politics and explores its future direction. As someone who reported from the frontline in Colombia for many years and was himself held captive by the FARC, Leech offers an unparalleled insight into one of the world's most high-profile armed revolutionary organizations. "Rebels" is an exciting and innovative new series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. These books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, while seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, while posting such questions as "When does a "rebel" political movement become a "terrorist" organization?" and "What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence?"
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Kline, Harvey F.
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320.986109048 21
Publication Date
1999
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Rabasa, Angel.
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986.10635 21
Publication Date
2001
Summary
U.S. policy toward Colombia has been driven to a large extent by counter-narcotics considerations, but the evolving situation in that South American country confronts the United States with as much of a national security as a drug policy problem. Colombia is a geostrategically important country, whose trajectory will influence broader trends in the Andean region and beyond. Colombian Labyrinth examines the sources of instability in the country; the objectives, strategy, strengths, and weaknesses of the government, guerrillas, and paramilitaries and the balances among them; and the effects of the current U.S. assistance program. Possible scenarios and futures for Colombia are laid out, with implications for both the United States and neighboring countries. The authors find that instability in Colombia stems from the interaction and synergies of the underground drug economy and armed challenges to the state's authority. Solutions to the core problem--the weakness of the Colombian state--must focus on resolving the broader set of political-military challenges that result from the convergence of drug trafficking and insurgency. The authors recommend that Colombia's military and institutional capabilities be improved to enable the Colombian government to regain control of the countryside and that, at the same time, the United States work with Colombia's neighbors to contain the risk of spillover and regional destabilization.
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