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Perspectives 13 Mar 2017

Confronting Colombia’s Coca Boom Requires Patience and a Commitment to the Peace Accords

In the vast areas of Colombia’s countryside where evidence of government is scarce, you can see the bright green bushes…

by Adam Isacson

ColombiaPeace & Security

Perspectives 27 Jan 2017

Some of the Many Reasons Why the United States Should Keep Supporting Colombia’s Peace Accord

The Trump administration’s likely secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has declared an intention “to review the details of Colombia’s recent…

by Adam Isacson

ColombiaPeace & Security

Perspectives 18 Aug 2016

Explaining Colombia’s Peace Plebiscite

Throughout the nearly four years of Colombia’s negotiations with the FARC guerrillas, President Juan Manuel Santos has promised to submit a final peace accord…

by Adam Isacson

Afro-Colombians in the United States and Colombia International Relations

ColombiaGender and Racial Justice, Peace & Security

Perspectives 1 Feb 2016

Afro-Colombians in the United States and Colombia International Relations

Despite being the collective owners of more than 5.5 million hectares of land, collectively titled and with some of the best natural resources in Colombia and in the world, Afro-Colombians face serious consequences that affect their development and survival.

by Team WOLA

Women Are Key to Making Peace Last in War-Torn Colombia

ColombiaGender and Racial Justice, Peace & Security

Perspectives 19 Jan 2016

Women Are Key to Making Peace Last in War-Torn Colombia

War-torn Colombia represents the perfect opportunity to integrate a gender-based perspective on peacebuilding, and the effort has succeeded so far in transformative ways.

by Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli

WOLA Experts Visited Chocó, Colombia: Blogs from the Field

ColombiaDrug Policy

Perspectives 19 Mar 2014

WOLA Experts Visited Chocó, Colombia: Blogs from the Field

WOLA Senior Associate Adam Isacson’s posts and photos from the road during a March 2014 trip to Chocó, in northwestern Colombia. Topics include the conflict’s impact on Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, forced displacement, illegal mining, U.S. policy – and the need to defend and work with the region’s vibrant civil society.

by Adam Isacson

Latin America’s Dangerous Shift to Aerial Shootdown Policies in War on Drugs

Brazil, Colombia, Dominican RepublicDrug Policy

Perspectives 4 Feb 2014

Latin America’s Dangerous Shift to Aerial Shootdown Policies in War on Drugs

As aerial shootdown policies spread throughout Latin America, it is unclear whether they are being implemented with the safeguards necessary to avoid future tragedies.

by Adam Isacson