Vol. 31 • March 1998 • No. 5

Newsbriefs 1
Letters 4
Maack, Thomas
Taking Note 5
JMB
THE WARS WITHIN COUNTERINSURGENCY IN CHIAPAS AND COLOMBIA 6
The Escalation of the War in Chiapas 7
Navarro, Luis Hernández
Who are the Paramilitaries? 8
Aubry, Andrés & Inda, Angélica
The Lessons of Acteal 11
Stahler-Sholk, Richard
Peace Talks, But No Peace 15
Kampwirth, Karen
The Aftermath of Acteal 20
Schwartz, Janet
The FARC, the War and the Crisis of the State 22
Meza, Ricardo Vargas
The Paramilitarization of the War in Colombia 28
Chernick, Marc W.
A Meeting with Paramilitary Leader Carlos Castaño 30
Kirk, Robin
One in Every 40 Colombians, a Refugee 32
Kirk, Robin
U.S. Entanglements in Colombia Continue 34
Youngers, Coletta
The Possibilities for Peace 36
Alape, Arturo
Party Politics, Reformism and Political Violence in Colombia 38
Chernick, Marc W.
Oil in a Time of War 42
Dudley, Steven & Murillo, Mario
Reviews 56
Hammond, Jack

 
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