Global Forces Of Convergence And Globalization

This assignment focuses on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the upcoming treaty that could end hostilities in a civil war that has plagued Colombia for more than half a century. FARC is one of the last active Leftist militant groups of the Cold War era, and a treaty that brings peace to Colombia could greatly improve the country’s economy and domestic security.

Colombia, a transcontinental country is located in the northwest of South America. This location allows Colombia to contain a copious amount of natural resources and origins of the Indigenous Indians, African, and Spanish people who reflect upon the diverse culture of the country. Beyond this quintessential world, is a ravaged land that has been affected by a long span of violence involving outlaw cartels increasing the production of drugs being processed which is negatively effecting the government and people of Colombia as well as other countries.

Even though there is talk of peace between the state and the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known by its Spanish acronym, FARC)” (Maddiloni 2009) , the country’s largest insurgent group which halted the violence in 2016, FARC remains active, and many of the smaller groups that are off shoots and fragments still cause havoc in Columbian cities. This process faces many challenges, including widespread public concern that the peace deal offers too much leniency to offenders of violence. But the deal’s backers are hopeful that the early phases of demobilization, which are already underway, will lead to a sustainable

The beauty of Colombia is no match for the darkness that hides inside. Unable to flourish into a country of prosperity that can showcase what nature has given them but a place tied to the past with violence. Soon The FARC stepped up to shake not only terror into the government but also the people of Colombia. They have killed and kidnapped locals, tourists and government officials for decades now they have begun recruiting children in their ranks. For four years the FARC have been speaking in negotiations with President Santos over the possibility of peace for everyone. On October 2nd of this year a little bit of half of Colombians voted for no peace with the FARC (News). The people didn’t want to allow a communist group of individuals who have harmed families, killed their loved ones and go hand in hand with trafficking into their lives. They have devoted themselves to violence and become a nuisance to the Colombian government.

Democratic prosperity for all is grounded by three pillars: more-employment, less poverty, and more security. This is how Colombia is fighting the most serious challenges of the nation. Consistently following theses three key pointers, foreign policy should be focused on the merging and reinforcement of institution; furthermore, they must be attuned to the changes outlined in the international system (Cancilleria,2008). The government has made special importance on achieving growth and competitiveness, equal opportunities, and peace consolidation, leading to a much bigger regional integration and diversity of the relations to the

The Colombian Armed Conflict has existed in Colombia since the 1960s; the main reason is the left-wing guerrilla groups. These illegal groups appeared because of the marked economic and political differences by that time. It also highlights the permanence of communist orientation in those groups. The armed conflict is all about intimidation, kidnaping, extortion and massacres that guerrillas caused in many parts of the country. The money that these groups got from the extortions, kidnapping was not enough to support their illegal fight, therefore, they switch their communist ideology and became in narco-terrorist groups. They found the way to make a lot of money trafficking with cocaine, after that they began producing planting land mines to protect themselves and their lair. This fact provoked more than 10.000 land-mine casualties and a mass forced displacement. Here is when I became part of the ten thousand land-mine casualties. Because of that, I set up my new goals, and switch gears from being a Specials Forces to work in a new environment; it was then when I realized that I would never expect such enormous professional growth that really changes my life forever. Persistence, perseverance and determination were essential ingredient to switch from a hospital bed to a position in the Ministry of Defense be possible with a little

The post war economy left many nations across the world severely affected. The economies of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East demanded new materials as the post war era of reconstruction began to shape modern economic thought. This lead to a rapid embrace of Keynesian, or centrally planned economic theories, to encourage the recovery of nations devastated, as well as the growth of nations that were not at that point considered amongst the “developed world”. This radical notion of central planning resulted in many nations expanding the traditional role of government in the context of the economy. This shift in dynamic and approach to economic thought was felt especially in the fledgling Latin American economies. Out of this thinking, a radical approach to increase the self sufficiency of these Latin American countries was embarked upon. The concept of Import Substitution Industrialization was pioneered to assist the Latin American countries into formulating an economy that can compete and build a better society for the citizens of their countries. The economic concept revolves around the idea of enhancing the local production of a nation, and to eventually have the nation begin to rely less on imported goods from other nations(1). This internal market enhances the production and growth of a nation’s local economy, giving jobs and sustainability to that nation while increasing the nation’s dependence upon itself rather than a foreign power. Through emphasizing industrial

Since the 1980’s, Colombia has had a capitalist economic system that is based on free enterprise. Based on the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom, Colombia has the 34th freest economy. The economic freedom score has increase within the last 20 years, which means that Colombia has a higher freedom in trade and investments. For example, there are no restrictions on who can hold property, with the exception of public domain owned by the government. Colombia has also saw a decline in the percent of population living in poverty and the unemployment rate. From 2008 to 2012, the percent of the population living in poverty decreased from 42 percent to 32.7 percent. The unemployment rate has also steadily dropped from 17.87 percent in 2002 to 7.79 percent in 2013.

I will presently analyse the factors contributing to the detrimental structures in place in Colombia, and explain how these factors have contributed to the conflict. Based on this analysis, I will attempt at finding solutions in terms of peace processes to help end the conflict as well as build after the conflict.

The armed conflict with FARC has affected Colombia's people through displacement. Six million Colombians have been displaced in the last fifty years. Of those six

Additionally, Colombia is now only behind Sudan with the world’s second most displaced citizens or refugees within their own country. The cause of that displacement is the paramilitaries, along with the Colombian military. Colombia contains tremendous natural resources such as oil, gold, and silver. However, there are millions of peasant

Since 2012, the Colombian government has been engaged in peace talks with the country’s largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, amidst an armed conflict that has dragged on for over 50 years and has displaced more than six million people. The negotiating parties have reached agreements on rural development, drug substitution, political participation, transitional justice and reparations for victims. The remaining points on the agenda are a deal on how the guerrillas will discharge and disarm, and how to execute the peace accords.

There is controversy over when globalization began because there is no crystal clear start to globalization. Some people believe that globalization started when the Buddhist leader Chandragupta combined aspects of trade, religion, and military to create a protected trading area. Others believe that globalization began under Genghis Khan’s rule. The Mongolian warrior-ruler created an empire that had trade integrated into it. There are also some experts that believe that the rise of globalization was linked to 1492, the year Christopher Columbus made his first trip to the New World.

Before I talk about the future of globalization it is first of all important to understand what it truly means. From my research on the topic I feel that the following definition by the IMF is the most accurate. They describe globalization as the “growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and a variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows and also through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology”. Thomas Freeman, author of “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” describes Globalization as the inexorable integration of markets, nation states and technologies to a degree never witnessed

Economic globalization has become the most important feature and a general trend of present world economic development. Globalization is a phenomenon and also a process of development of mankind and human society (Hamilton, 2008). It is the essential feature of the modern age. Globalization is the cross-border flows of capital and goods, including capital, labour, technology and natural resources (Bożyk, Misala & Puławski, 2002). Economic globalization is a historical process, and the germination of it could date back to the 16th century. After the industrial revolution, capitalist commodity economy, modern industry and transportation have been developing rapidly. The world market was fast expanded and the foreign trade was