Oct 12, 2021
Alexander Diamond joins the Colombia Calling podcast from
Briceño, Antioquia to tell us about his research which has kept him
in the rural Colombian town for 24 months so far.
Briceño is a so-called "peace laboratory," designated as a
principal site for coca crop substitution after the signing of the
peace accords between the government of President Santos and the
FARC guerrillas in 2016.
Now, the location of a tug of war power struggle between dissident
guerrillas and paramilitaries, for this area that has suffered so
much, the future is in the balance.
Diamond shares the findings from his PhD research and some insights
into the documentary he is making entitled: An Uncomfortable
Peace.We discuss the violence, the neighbouring dam in the town of
Ituango and more, check out his website www.alexkdiamond.com