Peacebuilding

A Territorial Peace Approach to Curb Coca Production in Colombia

by: Juanita Esguerra-Rezk Originally published in Peace Direct’s Peace Policy on May 09, 2019  In 2014 when I was working for a humanitarian organization in Colombia, I found myself in Putumayo walking amidst a mined area surrounded by coca crops (the raw plant used to produce cocaine). Contrary to the image that is widely portrayed …

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How a fishing agreement might serve as a key for the South China Sea puzzle by: Ngoc Thang “They raided our boat. First, they took our fish, then the essential equipment. If they liked it, they took it. If they didn’t, they threw it away,” said Le Tan, a Vietnamese fisherman recalling his terrible experience …

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