From Negotiating Peace to Fighting “Narcoterrorism”? Prospects for Colombia’s Peace Processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella

With the upcoming transfer of power from leftist president Gustavo Petro to his newly elected radical-right successor Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia faces a decisive shift in its approach to peace and violence. The implications extend not only to the still-unfinished implementation of the 2016 peace agreement with the FARC-EP guerrilla, but also to the state’s response to the fragmented landscape of persisting armed groups, the violence they inflict on civilians, and the illicit economies sustaining them. This Spotlight analyzes what this political shift will likely mean for peace and peacebuilding in Colombia.

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