In Postwar Colombia, Land Restitution Remains an Empty Promise
Publisher: World Politics Review
Author(s): Robbie Corey-Boulet and Mariana Palau
Date: 2019
Topics: Conflict Causes, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Economic Recovery, Governance, Humanitarian Assistance, Land, Livelihoods, Peace Agreements, Renewable Resources
Countries: Colombia
In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and managing editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the implications of the upcoming second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the potential consequences of a content-free diplomatic process. For the Report, Mariana Palau talks with WPR’s senior editor, Robbie Corey-Boulet, about Colombia’s post-conflict land restitution program, which is not only struggling in its mission to help landowners reclaim property that was stolen during the country’s civil war, but is also in some cases driving a new cycle of displacement.