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A window of opportunity for peace in Colombia

The negotiators from Colombia's peace process give us 10 reasons why negotiations were possible from 2012, and why we can't miss this opportunity for peace. EspañolVisit the Negotiations Timeline here.

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Signing of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC. September 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The success of the negotiations owes a lot to the determination of all those at and around the negotiating table. Yet before the negotiations were underway, the stage had to be set and the parts put in place.Speaking with the IFIT Brain Trust, they shared 10 conditions that helped create this window of opportunity, without which we might be looking at a far less substantial peace in Colombia. 

1. It was the right time