Agoraphobien

A Global Insurgency, or Something More?

“…Marks argues that the FARC was of minimal consequence prior to entering into the drug trade, noting that it "only became a going concern when it linked up with drug production as a funding source." 21 Since then the Columbian government has tried to negotiate with FARC leadership to end the insurgency with little success. 22 Regarding the current state of affairs in Columbia, Rempe states that; "A situation now exists between government, insurgent, and paramilitary forces in which: 1) competing interest groups are so violently opposed on highly salient issues that their differences cannot be reconciled within the current political system; and 2) two or more competing groups have sufficient resources-political, financial, organizational, military-to establish 'sovereignty' over a substantial political or military base, and thus seek to achieve their goals by force."…”