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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Political Situation In Congo 20170824

The u. S. Institute of peace. Thank you very much. Hello, everybody. Thank you very much for the commission and its cochairs, for hosting this very timely briefing on the political and security crisis in the democratic republic of congo, or drc. Congress is launching u. S. Policy toward drc and the wider Great Lakes Region of Central Africa using tools such as the foreign aid appropriations process, legislation on minerals, sexual violence, child soldiers, he met generally at international adoptions, oversight activities and direct engagement with regional leaders in Civil Society. Over the years many members of congress have paid particular attention to Human Rights Violations in eastern congo which is long been an epicenter of regional conflict. Perhap ....

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From Terrorist Organizations to Cocaine Groups in Colombia: Is ELN the Next?

It has been a trend in Latin America to see how terrorist groups have evolved into criminal groups involved in the cocaine trade. Revolutionary and leftist organizations have generated revenue from the cocaine trade when they have pursued ideological goals. Moreover, they ended up in the cocaine trade when they were defeated by the military or negotiated with the local governments. The groups in Colombia have followed suit. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia or FARC) were involved in the cocaine trade long years and became one of the biggest suppliers of cocaine in the region. After the FARC ended due to negotiations, the group has created dissident groups that has followed the FARC’s ideology or become involved in the cocaine trade. This article analyzes revolutionary and paramilitary groups and how they evolve into cocaine groups. After examining the FARC’s negotiations with the government, it concentrates on the FARC dissident ....

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