People wait for the start of the peace ceremony prior the signing of a peace agreement between Colombian government and the FARC, in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. AP Photo/Fernando Vergara.
The time for the signing of the peace agreements and the cessation of one of the world's most enduring armed conflicts has finally arrived. The Colombian government and the FARC finished negotiations to bring the conflict to an end, and the formal signing of the peace agreement took place on September, 26. All that remains to be done is waiting for the result of the plebiscite on October, 2nd, which will validate it.
Doubts remain, however, about the true reach of the peace agreements in the context of the country's complex security situation. The experiences of other armed conflicts in the world show that some forms of violence can be directly related to a conflict's coming to an end, so this possibility should not be disregarded.
