U.S. Exposes Colombia’s Chaotic Approach to Armed Groups at the UN: A Warning for America
At the UN Security Council, the U.S. sharply criticizes Colombia’s fractured peace process and disorganized talks with armed factions—highlighting how weak governance breeds more violence and threatens broader hemispheric security.
In a revealing session at the United Nations Security Council, American representatives delivered a sobering rebuke of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s government over its reckless handling of the 2016 Peace Accords implementation. Far from advancing peace, Washington charged that Bogota’s fractured negotiations with multiple armed groups have inadvertently incentivized renewed violence. Can Disorganized Diplomacy End Violence—or Fan Its Flames? Deputy Political Counselor Ting Wu did not mince words: by hastily engaging in poorly coordinated talks with fragmented insurgent factions—including splintered remnants of FARC, the ELN, and assorted paramilitaries—the Colombian government risks plunging an already volatile society into deeper conflict. This...
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