Camille Boutron

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Yuli and Eduar of the 51st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) eat at a camp in Cordillera Oriental, Colombia, August 16, 2016. Picture taken August 16, 2016. REUTERS/John Vizcaino - RTX2N6TF

By now, the numerous hindrances to Colombia’s peace process are well documented, from the inadequate FARC centralisation zones and the tight disarmament and reintegration schedule to a much-criticised amnesty law and the frequent assassinations of Colombian human rights activists.

But less attention has been paid to the FARC’s internal challenges as this half-century-old Marxist insurgency decommissions its fighters and transitions into peace. Such dynamics are important. For Colombia’s peace to stick, this violent rebel group must successfully become an officially sanctioned political actor.

The FARC now finds itself in the midst of a deep transformation that will alter who it is, how it sees itself and what it does.…  Seguir leyendo »