The Role of International Actors in the Negotiation Process Between the Colombian Government and the Farc-Ep: a Necessary and Controlled Participation

Autor: Carlos Gonzalez, Juan, Maria Camila Alzate
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Estudos Internacionais, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-773X
DOI: 10.5752/P.2317-773X.2022v10n2p59-77
Popis: One of the major objectives of the Juan Manuel Santos´ (2010-2018) administration was the consolidation and completion of the negotiation process for an agreement with the FARC-EP to end the armed conflict between these parts. To achieve this, it was necessary to mobilize and align the state apparatus, including foreign policy. The objective of this article is to determine the role played by the international community in the negotiation process between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP guerrilla group in the Cuban capital. The above, concealed by a qualitative method based on the press’ documentary review and official speeches. This article demonstrates that Colombian foreign policy established as objectives, on the one hand, to internationalize the process to obtain legitimacy and support in a possible post-conflict phase, but also to limit, between negotiations, the participation of the different international actors.
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