Peace, Infrastructure and Politics in Colombia

Description

The historic bi-lateral ceasefire recently signed by the Colombian government and the FARC seems to consolidate the possibility of a final agreement that will end the conflict. This is a momentous occasion. It demonstrates that conflict with the FARC and the carnage it produced in Colombia over the past six decades can be ended. The fact that the last ten months (during which the FARC observed a unilateral ceasefire) have constituted a period characterized by the lowest intensity of violence in the entire conflict between the government and the FARC proves the value of the peace process for saving the lives of Colombians—civilians, soldiers, and guerrillas alike.