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This 3 page paper examines the convoluted history of Colombia, its drug wars and the leftist FARC insurgency. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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to deal with this massive problem. Discussion It seems that much of the blame for the difficulties in Colombia lies with the state, which, at least until recently, was weak
and ineffective in dealing with the constant violence that plagued the country (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001). In the first place, it had to deal with a "lasting state of war"
that "in its most recent phase goes back more than 40 years" (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001, p. 110). The inept governance prevented the "consolidation of the sovereignty of the state
and led to a situation of oligopoly of sovereignty ... that is, a competition between alternative powers with different symbols and capacities" (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001, p. 110). These
alternative powers are either "counterstate powers" such as guerillas and insurgents; "parastate powers" such as paramilitary groups; and drug cartels and other organized crime factions (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001, p.
110). Numerous deals have been done among all of these groups at all levels, which has blurred the borders between them and led to the "creation of social relationships and
loyalties, and the consolidation of social organizations and co-optation of local authorities" (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001, p. 110). This confusion has led to a situation in which enemies fight
each other in one place and make deals in another, "as is the case with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-FARC) and the drug traffickers"
(Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001, p. 110). There appears to be some sort of tacit agreement between the drug traffickers and the insurgents: they avoid open confrontations; the insurgents also avoid
clashes with the army (Melguizo and Cronshaw, 2001). It seems as though neither side has the will to engage the other in warfare, which means there is no end to
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