The Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia

Since the 1970s, Colombia has been home to some of the most violent and sophisticated

So far, terrorism has been a key obstacle to many foreign nations, as they are struggling to prevent terrorist attacks. From the year of 1997 up to the year of 2003, international terrorist attacks have gone from less than 500 to almost 3000. Overall, global terrorism has grown by almost 1200% from 1997 to 2003. (Johnston 1). This massive increase in terrorism reflects on other nations' lack of control of the safety of their nation. These statistics also show that something needs to be done to protect the

The FARC is Colombia’s largest terror group. The FARC was established in 1964. The FARC began with farmers and agricultural workers who abandoned their positions to fight inequalities in Colombia. The FARC revolves around a Marxist-Leninist ideology. The FARCs early establishment suffered losses within its organization due to consistent military raids conducted by the Columbian Forces in order to disrupt or destroy the group. As the fight continued, those losses changed the leadership constantly through the years. The FARC has adapted and overcame many obstacles as the Colombian Government continues its fight against the terror group. As the fight continued through the years, the FARCs ability to change their tactics and weapons advanced. With more powerful weapons through the years and their ability to become more organized, the FARCs ability to fight back became more powerful.

Currently, the president of Colombia is Juan Manuel Santos and the vice president is German Vargas LLeras. Throughout the 20th century, Colombia has had conflicts between paramilitary groups such as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (F.A.R.C). According to Frank Safford, Colombia has suffered since the emerged of the paramilitary groups. These groups transport illegal drugs within the country and kidnap and extort to stay financially stable. Therefore, these actions encourage intensive violence in society and led the unrest of the country. The politics in Colombia have not been very pleased for the citizens, but every year quieter. Juan Manuel Santos is making programs to reach peace; however the results have not been submitted

The fact that hundreds of police officers, judges, investigators, presidential candidates, and of course thousands of Colombian citizens are murdered with the attitude of “so it goes” (Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five) shows that their Nation has been very badly damaged, psychologically as well as physically.

Terrorism, while difficult to define, still has a few key features that are mostly agreed upon. These features will be explored in depth through a discussion of the definition. Following the definition of terrorism, the paper will examine the cartels in Mexico. Their history, their goals, and their strategies will all be important for determining whether they should fall under the umbrella of terrorism. Finally, this paper will argue that the cartels in Mexico display the characteristics of terror and terrorist organizations and they should be considered and classified

An organized crime group or terrorist group known as FARC is scattered across in remote rural areas or dense jungles throughout Colombia. The FARC is still active, but significantly weakened. The FARC is fifty-three years old and is considered the oldest and largest guerrilla group in Columbia. The dense history behind the origins of FARC dates back sixty-nine years ago. Drug trafficking and kidnapping were not the heart of this group, but instead it was the message of political revolution.

Colombia’s FARC: A Portrait of Insurgent Intelligence by Gentry and Spencer looks in great detail of the insurgent group known as FARC . The article aims to view how groups FARC uses its intelligence services and groups like FARC. The article also goes into great detail on the history of FARC. The authors say that the groups military intelligence is fairly good but

The main ambition of the FARC has been to create upheaval through bombings and political demonstrations (UNRIC, 2016). These rebellions continued well after the Escobar reign and into the 2000s. Demonstrations were put on by Colombian nationals in order to hold the FARC back, but to little avail. However, in 2012 the FARC announced that they would no longer be committing kidnappings and released many victims. It was at this time, though, that they began attacking infrastructure, mainly the energy sector (UNRIC, 2016). The FARC had already been stunting the conservation of biodiversity, playing into the heavy deforestation in Colombia because of the illegal drug trade, and holding Colombia back from fulling taking advantage of their resources by making many areas of the country no-go areas due to the threat of violence. After over 200 attacks, however, the FARC began to deteriorate and talks of a ceasefire and peace were on the

Historically, the relations between U.S and Colombia have been marked the foreign policy and the international trade. Nevertheless, the civil war in Colombia have shifted this relation. In Colombia, the establishment of The Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) during the 1960s created the beginning of an era of terrorist and drug trafficking. The FARC began forming in 1966 inspired by the Cuban Revolution with a left-wing nationalism and Marxism-Leninism. FARC’s actions trough the history has been involved with terrorist against of the population in Colombia. As well, thousands of peasant farmers that have been obligated to produce illicit drugs in their own properties controlled by the guerrillas. Nowadays, the FARC has been the largest and oldest insurgent group in the Americas. The FARC has been roundly criticized for initiating

Colombia is a Latin American country located in South America that has been ravaged by violence, starvation, and large-scale inequality between higher and lower classes. The chaos in Colombia has been between rebel forces and the government and has lasted for over fifty years. These rebel forces have fought to achieve their Liberalist lead goals of overthrowing the current democratic government of Colombia and replacing it with a communist government. La Violencia was the main contributor to the conflict between the resistance fighters of Colombia and the Colombian government that has brought on violence and terror from the violent actions between the Liberal and Conservative parties in the 1950’s. , which has directly brought on the violence and terror from the guerrilla groups.

Drug trafficking is a major issue in Colombia, causing many other issues across the country. Many people involved in the drug trade including civilians are being killed, kidnapped, and injured over this problem. Over the years, the government has started cracking down on the growers, producers, and sellers but so far, they have only caught minor criminals. The government is making agreements with neighboring countries and finding alternative uses for the crops to slow down the production of drugs. Despite all of the efforts being made to stop drug trafficking, violence, and production the cartels are still thriving throughout Colombia.

Violence in modern Colombia takes place in many forms. The three major categories are crime, guerrilla activities, and attacks committed by drug traffickers. Violence has become so widespread and common in Colombia that many people have now become numb to it. The Colombian economy has also benefited from the illicit drug trade; however violent it may be. During the 1970s, Colombia became well known, as one of the world’s most important drug processing, production, and distribution centers for marijuana and cocaine.

In the 20th century, terrorism continued to be associated with a vast array of anarchist, socialist, fascist and nationalist groups, many of them engaged in ‘third world’

The history of terrorism can be traced back as far as the French revolution. Some of these acts of terrorism only seem as distant reminders of our past, but at the same time, are not a far cry from today’s brutal acts; and although these acts seem distant, it doesn’t also mean they are no longer in the thoughts of individuals in today’s time.