Essay Question: Even after the establishment of the peace agreement, is Columbia ever safe? Key points: ● Peace establishment for people in rural areas (the effect on the countryside) ● FARC issued a new call threatening the peace agreement.

Essay Question:
Even after the establishment of the peace agreement, is Columbia ever safe?
Key points:
● Peace establishment for people in rural areas (the effect on the countryside)
● FARC issued a new call threatening the peace agreement.
● Coca is still king (the fact that drug dealing may never stop, like ever)
● Pandemic progress
● New agreement?
● Lingering challenges, is it enough?
● An ex-combatant’s struggle for a ‘normal’ life
Possible Sources( you can choose any source these are just to help):
1. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/world/americas/colombia-farc-peace-deal.html
I chose this source because of its relevance, the following information supports my thesis: “The
peace agreement raised hopes that the rural deprivation that fueled the conflict might finally
ease. But two years after the accord was signed, a visit to the town of Juan José made clear that
little has changed.”
2.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rural-reforms-least-implemented-part-colom
bia-peace-deal-observers-2022-06-07/
I chose this source because it supports the following point: “Rural reforms least implemented
part of Colombia peace deal -observers”. I would like to emphasize this point, and this supports
this claim.
3. https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/02/17/from-old-battles-to-new-challenges-in-colom
bia-pub-83785
I chose this source specifically because it is relevant to my topic, and it specifically investigates
the consequences of Covid in relation to establishing peace in Columbia.
4. https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/andes/colombia/060-shadow-no-pea
ce-after-colombia-s-plebiscite
I chose this source because it specifically investigates the inputs of the Columbian government,
FARC, international community, and others in the establishment of peace in Columbia.
5. https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1106542
I chose this source because it is a reliable source (UN news), and because it specifically views
peace as an investment and reassures that although the peace agreement has been established
there is a constant requirement of all parties involved with Columbia to work on achieving actual
peace implementations.
6. https://www.usip.org/blog/2016/10/accord-colombias-commitment-peace
This source is relevant to me due to its deep investigation of Colombia’s commitment peace and
specifically the aim of “This accord seeks to correct an accumulation of historic inequities and
injustices left unattended for far too long.”
7. https://colombiapeace.org/
I chose this source because it further investigates how Colombia’s lopsided approach to security
makes Colombians less safe.
8. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/11/24/four-years-after-peace-deal-colombia-gra
pples-with-violence
Other than the fact that this article is from Al Jazeera, this source is relevant since it further
investigates how after Four years after FARC peace deal, Colombia grapples with violence.
9. https://www.amacad.org/publication/colombian-paradox-peace-processes-elite-divisionspopular-plebiscites
This source is relevant because it explains how conflict with establishing peace in Columbia is
still ongoing regardless of establishing the peace agreement.
10. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/colombia
This source is relevant because it outlines the most recent major events in Columbia which link
to the process of establishing peace, this source would help me make concise observations on the
progress of establishing peace in Columbia.