A Peace Deal Is Reached, What’s Next In Colombia?

Colombia Farc Peace Deal
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, front right, delivers a peace deal to Senate President Mauricio Lizcano on Aug. 25, 2016. The deal with the rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, could end 50 years of conflict. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on the peace deal to cease hostilities with the leftist rebels. Felipe Caicedo / Associated Press
Colombia Farc Peace Deal
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, front right, delivers a peace deal to Senate President Mauricio Lizcano on Aug. 25, 2016. The deal with the rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, could end 50 years of conflict. Santos is moving fast to hold a national referendum on the peace deal to cease hostilities with the leftist rebels. Felipe Caicedo / Associated Press

A Peace Deal Is Reached, What’s Next In Colombia?

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This week the Colombian government reached a historic peace agreement with the FARC rebels, ending more than 50 years of conflict. President Santos said the deal marked “the beginning of the end to the suffering, pain and tragedy of war.” 

The conflict has displaced millions of people and left thousands dead. We talk about what happens now and what needs to be done to implement the deal with Adam Isacson, a senior associate for regional security policy at Washington Office on Latin America.