Colombia's Peace Talks Hit a Snag

Over the past few months, the Colombian government's peace talks with the country's largest insurgency have given many people cause for optimism. In addition to reaching a cease-fire deal with Bogota, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has already begun preparing to demobilize in parts of the country. One issue that has yet to be resolved, however, could hold up further progress toward peace: the lack of popular support for it. Unless the government can get its people on board with the FARC agreement, or find a way to ratify it without the public's buy-in, a conclusive end to Colombia's decadeslong conflict may remain just out of reach....