The U’Wa Struggle to Survive
Outside the headquarters of Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Los Angeles, about 50 demonstrators gathered on October 20, 1997, carrying placards ...
The FARC, the War and the Crisis of the State
Over the past two years, the FARC has consolidated its presence in 622 of Colombia's 1,071 municipalities. This resurgence of ...
The Paramilitarization of the War in Colombia
Paramilitary violence is not complementary to military strategy. In fact, the paramilitaries have come to replace the armed forces, which ...
Who are the Paramilitaries?
Paramilitary violence is not new in Chiapas. The men who make up the units now referred to as paramilitaries used ...
The Possibilities for Peace
Recent local-level initiatives suggest that the key to a peaceful resolution of the conflict may reside in Colombia's towns and ...
U.S. Entanglements in Colombia Continue
Reviving the rhetoric of the Reagan/Bush years, Clinton Administration officials are once again pointing to the "narcoguerrilla" threat-erasing the already ...
Newsbriefs
Senator Helms Proposes U.S. Aid to Cuba WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 26, 1997 Shortly after the Pope's Jan- uary visit to ...
Peace Talks, But No Peace
Shortly after the 1994 New Year rebellion, the Zapatistas and the government negotiated a cease-fire. Four years later, Chiapas has ...
