Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago
Five years after Colombia’s peace deal, the FARC is no longer on U.S. terrorist group lists but Colombia’s peace is far from secure. The peace agreement outlined plans to transform the FARC from an armed group into a peaceful political party created transitional justice institutions to address wartime atrocities and established programs for rural development. Five years later, Colombia has achieved several milestones in the FARC’s reintegration into civil life — and there’s less violence. But Colombia’s peace agreement still polarizes politicians and the public, and implementation is slow. Both ex-combatants and noncombatants in many parts of the country are facing insecurity.
Gabriella Levy and Mateo Villamizar-Chaparro are Ph.D. Candidates in the Department of Political Science at Duke University. Miguel Rojas-Sotelo, Duke University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, moderates the conversation.
The event was part of Wednesdays at the Center, a series produced by Duke University's John Hope Franklin Center and the Duke Center for International & Global Studies.
Learn more about the series: https://igs.duke.edu/series/wednesdays-center-series
Five years after Colombia’s peace deal, the FARC is no longer on U.S. terrorist group lists but Colombia’s peace is far from secure. The peace agreement outlined plans to transform the FARC from an armed group into a peaceful political party created transitional justice institutions to address wartime atrocities and established programs for rural development. Five years later, Colombia has achieved several milestones in the FARC’s reintegration into civil life — and there’s less violence. But Colombia’s peace agreement still polarizes politicians and the public, and implementation is slow. Both ex-combatants and noncombatants in many parts of the country are facing insecurity.
Gabriella Levy and Mateo Villamizar-Chaparro are Ph.D. Candidates in the Department of Political Science at Duke University. Miguel Rojas-Sotelo, Duke University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, moderates the conversation.
The event was part of Wednesdays at the Center, a series produced by Duke University's John Hope Franklin Center and the Duke Center for International & Global Studies.
Learn more about the series: https://igs.duke.edu/series/wednesdays-center-series
