Kolumbien/Venezuela. Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela
Kolumbien/Venezuela. Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela
Negotiating peace with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) lay at the heart of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s election campaign and his Total Peace (Paz Total) policy. It was always going to be a herculean task. Failure now seems inevitable.
Petro sat down with an ELN stronger than ever before in its history and with a huge strategic advantage: Venezuela and the support of the Maduro regime. What rebel group has ever signed a political deal while it is growing in strength and the military option allowed for further expansion?
This investigation looks at the growth of the ELN in Venezuela and how this has allowed the rebel group to project itself into Colombia. It also examines how the ELN and the Maduro regime are now in a symbiotic relationship, each dependent on the other – and each stronger for it. (InSight Crime - Venezuela Investigative Unit, USA, 08.12.2025)
https://insightcrime.org/investigations/peace-never-had-chance-colombia-eln-venezuela/