Why Ex-combatants Fight Again After Peace Agreements: The Case of the FARC Splinters in Colombia

• In Event: Civil Wars: Causes, Duration and Recurrence

Brief Overview

Why do some factions return to war after signing a peace agreement with the government, while others do not? I try to answer this question by studying the divergent trajectories of FARC ex-combatants and splinter groups in post-accord Colombia.

Author

• Sebastian Tobon Palma, University of Illinois Chicago