While a recent call to remobilise has raised concerns of renewed FARC attacks in Colombia, a return to widescale kidnap for ransom as a source of funding is uncertain. Factionalism within FARC creates ambiguity about the group’s leadership and, as a result, its overall objectives and preferred tactics, writes Lenoy Barkai.
After former FARC commanders denounced Colombia’s historic peace deal and called for the return to armed struggle, militant activity in the country faces a possible resurgence. Lenoy Barkai assesses the drivers and security implications of this latest challenge to Colombia’s peace-building efforts
As Colombian president, Iván Duque, embarks on his first year in office, Lenoy Barkai examines the drivers behind the countrywide demonstrations which accompanied his inauguration, and the prospect for further civil unrest in the coming 12 months.