Kent Eaton, professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz: ““Well into his third year as president, the fact that Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ strategy has so far only led to the demobilization of one rather small rebel group (the Comuneros del Sur) can be interpreted as a sign of failure. After all, there were only about 200 Comuneros, and they only operated in 10 municipalities in just one department (Nariño). Furthermore, the alignment of political views between them and Petro may also have facilitated this deal, which could easily unravel if the right returns to the presidency next year. The significance of the April 6 agreement, however, can be seen in its territorially tailored approach, which illustrates an important reality of the Colombian conflict. As Petro told the U.N. Security Council last year, Colombia doesn’t have a national conflict, but rather multiple regional…”
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