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Colombia and the European Union as Key Partners for Peace. Successes and Shortcomings of the EU Peacebuilding Strategy in Colombia in the Post-conflict Scenario

Author: Daniela Forero Nuñez

Publisher: Diplomica Verlag

Published: 2021-11

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9783961468676

Colombia's long path towards peace was marked by the signing of a peace agreement in 2016 that was supposed to officially put an end to the longest-running conflict in modern Latin America. Even after more than four years, violence continues to plague the country. Although the conflict's origin is complex and multicausal, some of its root causes, such as socioeconomic inequality, limited political participation and the state's absence in several regions, remain unsettled. Since the effects of this conflict's prolongation go far beyond Colombian national borders, the international community has been morally obliged to cooperate with the national government to support the building of sustainable peace in the country by helping to tackle some of the structural causes of the conflict. Specifically, The European Trust Fund for Colombia (EUTF for Colombia) - established in December 2016 - embodies the EU's aim to contribute to sustainable development in the long run. The following study attempts to examine the EU peacebuilding strategy in Colombia in the aftermath of the conflict.

Colombia and the European Union as key partners for peace

Author: Daniela Forero Nuñez

Publisher: diplom.de

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 3961164231

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Colombia’s long path towards peace was heavily marked by the signing of a peace agreement in 2016 that was supposed to officially put an end to the longest-running conflict in modern Latin America. Nevertheless, even after more than four years since that historic milestone, violence continues to plague the country, endangering the transition towards a real transformation. Although the conflict’s origin is complex and multicausal, some of its root causes, such as socioeconomic inequality, limited political participation and the State’s absence in several regions, remain unsettled. Colombia faces a still tremendous challenge: the implementation of the peace accords – which independently of their actual fulfillment – rely on a broad reconciliation and consensus-seeking process. The European Trust Fund for Colombia (EUTF for Colombia) – established in December 2016 – embodies the EU’s aim to contribute to sustainable development in the long run. This premise builds the essence of the EU Development Policy. The following thesis attempts to examine the EU peacebuilding strategy in Colombia in the aftermath of the conflict. The main question guiding the research is: To what extent has the EUTF for Colombia contributed to the building of a just and sustainable peace in the country during the post-conflict era?

European Union Support for Colombia's Peace Process

Author: Karlos Pérez de Armiño

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-05-29

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 3031247973

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This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three axes: strengthening civil society, protection of human rights and a territorial peace perspective, as a contribution to the "local turn" in peace policies. The book first outlines the background of the conflict, the EU's two-decade defense of a negotiated peace, and the complexities of the peace process. Then, it analyses the development cooperation and political support provided in different areas: the collective reinsertion of ex-guerrillas, women and gender initiatives, the rights of ethnic communities, the sophisticated transitional justice system, as well as activities on reconciliation, victims and protection of human rights defenders.

Building Enduring Peace in Colombia: How the EU Can Help

Author: César Castilla

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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European Perceptions of Plan Colombia

Author: Joaquín Roy

Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Professor Joaquin Roy, a Spaniard with valuable sources throughout Europe, notes that Europeans apparently do not approve of the seeming U.S. emphasis on providing military equipment and training to Colombia for a counternarcotics effort in what they see as a larger strategic political conflict. At the same time, he reports that Europeans are not only concerned with the counternarcotics violence in Colombia, but also with the economic, security, and political spillover effects for neighboring countries. Finally and logically, the author reflects the European concern that whatever contribution that might be made to Plan Colombia will likely be lost in the violence of a U.S.-led counternarcotics campaign.

Colombia

Author: Carl Meacham

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1442228121

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This report from the CSIS Americas Program provides a detailed look at the challenges the Colombian government confronts as it moves from providing security to developing rural areas that were previously conflict zones. In particular, the report examines such issues as remaining security needs; land tenure; needed infrastructure improvements; and better governance. In addition, the report offers recommendations on how the Colombian government can move forward in consolidating gains in its countryside—and how the United States can help.

The European Union and the Colombian Conflict

Author: Leonard Fried

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13:

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European Perceptions of Plan Colombia: A Virtual Contribution to a Virtual War and Peace Plan?

Author: Joaquin Roy

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1428911294

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Laboratoires de Paix en Colombie

Author: Dorly Castañeda Lefèvre

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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This dissertation is about the way an international actor, the EU, has supported local peace initiatives in the midst of war, the dilemmas it faces, and the achievements and limits of its approach to building peace. The central question is, is the EU proposing an original approach to peace-building in Colombia, or are the Peace Laboratories just another development program in a conflict-affected country? I argue that the EU is willing and able to propose an original approach to peace-building. The Peace Laboratories show how the EU followed a learning process leading to the definition of a peace-building program for Colombia, based on civil society organizations, and whose scope was determined by the openness to peace of the Colombian government. Thus, this study may contribute to the general reflection on the EU's international action, as well as on the civil society organizations' and recipient states' roles in building peace in armed conflict situations. I propose a definition of peace-building like the intersection of three dimensions, security, development and democracy. Based on this I analyze both sides of the cooperation programs. Part I studies the EU as an international actor, part II analyses the main Colombian recipients of European official development aid (Colombian government and civil society organizations in conflict regions), and part III seizes the learning process of the EU and the scope of the Peace Laboratories as an approach to peace-building.