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173971
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After nearly two centuries at war with itself, Colombia witnessed an opportunity for peace in 2016 when the government reached a celebrated agreement with the leftist rebels of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Three years down the road, the peace agreement has frayed, and the aura of hope that initially surrounded it has depleted. Colombia now faces a transformation of warfare marked by what appears to be an ‘end of ideology’. That is, rather than pursuing ideational goals for the achievement of a better society, the country’s diverse array of armed groups appears to be fighting primarily for the maximisation of wealth and territory. We shall begin with a conceptual discussion, and then turn to the historical context of Colombian security. This will be followed by an analysis of the elements that led to the demise of the FARC, and to the proliferation of an assortment of illegal armed groups that dot the landscape of Colombia’s transformation of war.
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097736
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2010.
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This article examines the literature on 'new wars' as it evolved in Germany, Great Britain and the USA. In order to gain an overview of this heterogeneous field of research five hypotheses are derived concerning characteristics of 'new wars': (1) the erosion of the state's monopoly on the use of force; (2) the political economy of 'new wars'; (3) 'new wars' as asymmetric wars; (4) 'new wars' as identity-based wars; and (5) terrorism within the framework of 'new wars'. The concluding section addresses critiques, provides a brief summary and proposes future research.
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ID:
170251
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In two separate addresses to the United Nations General Assembly, former United States (U.S.) President, Barack Obama, linked the religious wars of the Middle East to the dangers of proxy wars. In September 2014, he acknowledged the long history of religiously motivated wars, and invited the international community to take note of “the destruction wrought by proxy wars and terror campaigns between Sunni and Shia across the Middle East” (Roberts 2014). Two years later, Obama reiterated his earlier concerns warning that “across the region’s conflicts, we have to insist that all parties recognize a common humanity and that nations end proxy wars that fuel disorder” (Oakford and Salisbury 2016).
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ID:
068931
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