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Members of the Colombian navy stand guard as locals pass by in Buenaventura, Colombia. Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might

Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.
A ceasefire with the ELN rebel group is another big step toward peace in Colombia, but the road ahead is long. Reuters/Federico Rios

Peace makes strides in Colombia, but the battle is far from won

A court decision securing last year’s peace deal and a new ceasefire have invigorated Colombia’s peace process, but there are plenty of ways it could still go wrong.

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