War economies are neither a new phenomenon nor a specific feature of the Global South. After the formal end of confrontations, war economies do not necessarily cease to exist. The chapter describes different types of war economies and discusses their implications for building lasting peace in transitional societies.
Brazil now has a president-elect who glorifies the military dictatorship and a general as vice president-elect; in Guatemala, officers made their menacing presence felt as they literally stood behind the president as it was announced that the government would not renew the mandate of the…
Post–peace accord Colombia is full of paradoxes. Progress in political participation, in inclusion, and heightened social mobilisation are unfolding against a backdrop of persistent violence and insecurity. While the end of the war with the FARC-Ep has enabled relevant democratic advances, the lack…
