This video explores the basics of Colombian history and politics to explain why violence has been permanent feature of Colombian politics since the middle of the 19th century despite having regular and peaceful transfers of power. It also looks into how this led to the development of drug cartels and paramilitaries. It ends with the Presidency of Ivan Duque.

Sources:

Kline, Harvey. 2017. "Colombia: Is Guerrilla Violence Near Its End?" In Latin American Politics and Development. Ed. Harvey Kline, Christine Wade and Howard Wiarda. New York, NY: Westview Press.

LaRosa, Michael, Germán Mejía and Pamela S. Murray. 2017. Colombia: A Concise Contemporary History. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.