The Post-Cold War World: Can Colombia Cope?

Issue Date January 1999
Volume 10
Issue 1
Page Numbers 36-50
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About the Authors

Gary Hoskin

Gary Hoskin, who formerly taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo, is chair of the department of political science at the University of the Andes in Bogota.

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Gabriel Murillo

Gabriel Murillo is professor of political science at the University of the Andes in Bogotá and has published extensively on Colombian politics

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Further Reading

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Volume 12, Issue 2

High Anxiety in the Andes: Colombia’s Perpetual Quest for Peace

Despite recent progress in the government’s negotiations with rebel groups, Colombia’s problems remain acute: continued violence, growing human rights abuses, severe income inequality, and a depressed economy.