• Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction 

      Vallejo, Catalina (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)
      During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ...
    • Striking a New Balance? Exploring Civil-Military Relations in Colombia in a Time of Hope 

      McNeish, John-Andrew; Andrade, Gabriel Rojas; Vallejo, Catalina (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:5, Working paper, 2015-05-01)
      Colombia appears to be fast approaching an agreement on a set of peace accords ending an armed conflict that has lasted over 55 years. In this CMI Working paper, we consider the status of and possibilities to transform ...