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TODAY, Feb. 13: “Colombia’s Peace Process: Decision Time”

February 13, 2015

“Colombia’s Peace Process: Decision Time”

12:00 p.m.
WCC 3018

Please join us for a talk by Christian Voelkel, a Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. Christian has been based in Bogotá with the Crisis Group since 2011 and focused on Colombia and the Andean region since 2004. He will offer insights into ongoing peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, focusing specifically on the challenges of finding a sustainable transitional justice model and managing FARC’s transition to civilian life.