Colombia Research Papers Samples For Students

Emeralds are gleaming green gemstones that were once said -- by no less than the Hindu Vedas -- to give good luck, as well as having healing qualities. They were coveted during India's Gupta Empire, and are still coveted today by people all over the world. Today, the main producer of emerald quartz and gemstones is South America. Countries such as Colombia and Brazil are producing more of the gemstone than ever before (Norman, 1995, internet).
Initially constructed in 1599, The Crown of the Andes is one of the most striking -- and recognizable -- pieces of regalia ...

Death squads are special armed forces that are involved in the killings of people without legal notice. These squads are also responsible for the forced disappearance of individuals. These death squads often operate with the objective of political repression, genocide, or revolutionary terror. The individuals who are involved in killing people or forcefully kidnapping them often hide their true identities. It is essential for the killers to camouflage or hide their true identity in order to avoid accountability. It is not uncommon or unheard of for these informal groups to be associated with military dictators or police forces. However, ...

A nation’s environmental connections and geographical location affects so much of its points of development. Relatively, for a nation like Columbia, such condition of developmental chaos has been evident especially in the manner by which the nation tries to survive its battle against drug production and distribution in the country. When a country is surrounded by various countries and when some cities are near each other, will they have similar culture and traditions? Also, will they have some illegal issue when they have various borders? I hypothesized that the cities near each other by the border lane would have similar ...

The United States and Colombia entered into a free trade agreement known as the U.S - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which was signed on November 22, 2006, went into effect on May 5, 2012. The trade agreement eliminated tariffs removed tariffs on more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of industrial and consumer exports to Colombia (Blaha & Anglin 2012). There are plans in place to remove the remaining tariffs in a period of 10 years. The main aim of the agreement is to ensure order in trade and other economic activities. This resulted into elimination of trade barriers that existed between ...

For many years, Colombia has been embroiled in conflict. The conflict is many-faceted, with complex social and economic issues driving the conflict forward. The most recent iteration of the conflict began in 2002, and continues today as a conflict between the internationally-recognized legitimate government of Colombia and a variety of guerilla groups, notably the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (often abbreviated as FARC and ELN respectively). However, the conflict has truly been going on since 1964 (Neuman, 2002). When a country is embroiled in conflict for so many years, it suffers many adverse consequences as a result of ...

Colombian conflict - asymmetric warfare, which began in 1964 (active - since 1966) and continues at the present time, between the Government of Colombia, paramilitary groups, criminal syndicates and leftist guerrillas (FARC, ELN) for influence in the country. It is believed that, historically, the civil war has become a continuation of la violencia - armed struggle between conservatives and liberals in the 1948-1958. The victory of the conservatives in this struggle led to the unification of liberal and communist militants in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Causes for the outbreak of conflict, each party interprets to their ...

Introduction

The nature of underdevelopment in poor countries has been one of the contentious social issues in recent times. Each country has its own version as to why it is underdeveloped. Colombia is a third world country and is ranked amongst the underdeveloped countries in the world. Being located in Latin America, Colombia borders other third world countries like Brazil and Venezuela. However, it is illogical to assume that the general problems that are associated with underdevelopment in Latin America are a replica of underdevelopment in Colombia. The following research and discussion offers insightful information on the nature of underdevelopment in Colombia ...

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Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. “The Cocaine Godmother”, was a woman whose crime reign was unprecedented in American history. She was truly the godmother of the of the cocaine racket in the United States during the 70s and 80s. She practically pioneered the cocaine trade in Miami, and not only that, she even ordered over 200 homicides in California, Colombia, Florida and New York (Matt). For decades, Blanco has also been credited by the media and law enforcement as the pioneer of the motorcycle assassination technique that she imported from Colombia to South Florida. The authorities accuse Blanco ...

Introduction

The monetary policy of Colombia has undergone numerous changes from 1994 to 2014. The primary purpose for doing so is to target inflation and stabilize the financial status of the country. For this object, state agencies and other monitoring authorities had occasionally evaluated the response of such policy in relation to various financial variables. Although there is not any specific and explicit target regarding real or nominal exchange rates and the monetary policy has to rely upon mainly on the variation of short-term exchange rates. Therefore, in an open economy like Colombia, exchange rates are considered as the most ...

Introduction

The social problem discussed in the paper is about drug and alcohol abuse in Colombia. A large population of the citizens of Colombia is under the influence of drug and alcohol abuse. The problem is common on the major towns and cities and the mostly affected population is of the young people. Drug and alcohol abuse is a social problem that has made the Colombian government to intervene and try to look for the possible solutions to the problem. The social problem has lead to both short term and immediate effects and also presents major consequences that are dangerous for ...

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Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

Everyone suffers from guilt sometime in their life while some people suffer these bitter feelings for a lifetime. Guilt is a bothered conscience that occurs when a person commits an offense, crime or violates a moral standard or code. It is associated with the beliefs of what is right and wrong, moral and immoral. A person’s guilt not only affects his/her own life but also the lives of everyone involved. This particular emotion is the subject of my analysis in which I have chosen to evaluate the novel, “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” written by a Colombian writer, novelist and journalist, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ...

Rodrigo de Bastidas is believed to have been the first Spanish to discover Panama while on an expedition in search of gold. He was then followed by Christopher Columbus who proclaimed Panama’s sovereignty, one year after de Bastidas arrival. The Republic of Panama, initially inhabited by the Spanish, split with Spain to join Republic of Gran Colombia. However, in November 1903, Panama officially declared its independence from Colombia with a backing by the United States of America (Hassig, and Quek 21). The overarching reason behind U.S.s support for an independent Panama was that U. S. wanted to construct a canal ...

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U.S. President Richard Nixon declares war on drugs June 17, 1971. Since then, the U.S. has spent on the war more than 1 trillion dollars, and produced more than 45 million arrests. Drug use remained the same. The U.S. population is 4.5 % of the world, and the number of people jailed in the U.S. - 25 % of the total number of prisoners around the world. Over 500,000 are jailed for drugs. 2.7 million Children have a parent behind bars. The probability that they will be behind bars are much higher than those whose parents escaped this fate. In this ...

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations
Air travel has seen an increase in the number of people using it as the preferred means of movement across countries or continents. Over the years, there have been many changes in technical and tactical issues affecting the airports. The ability of an airport to adapt to the changing demands in the airline industry either renders it as a modern and suitable airport or an airport that is not a favorite of many people. Many factors can be used to consider the severity of an airport in terms of adapting to these changes. ...

Introduction

South Beach, Miami is an iconic symbol of waterfront luxurious holidaying, surfing and sunbathing. South Beach is the most popular beach destination in USA and one of the most popular beach destinations in the whole world. South Beach was not always a hot spot like it is today. In its early days it was a marshy land full of mangrove trees with no easy access from land because of Biscayne bay between South Beach and mainland Miami. However, some of the early forefathers while developing this island for agriculture realized that the island had the potential to become a tourist hotspot. This ...

Introduction to Panama.

Panama was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1984 (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). The country is situated in the middle of the Americas. Being metropolitan, it comprises various cultures and traditions. These have created a distinctive and out of the ordinary environment. Spanish is however; her official language. It is the smallest country in Latin America that speaks Spanish. The country reports high rates of violent crimes (Harr, & Hess, 2010).

Historical highlights

Panama’s history is very distinct. It was a province of Colombia, up to 1903 when it got its independence (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). Following the signing of a treaty with the United States, the ...

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In order to give a comprehensive assessment of the ratio of drug trafficking and organized crime, it is necessary to study the history of drug trafficking in the transformation of an important branch of the criminal enterprise - such as how it happened with the bootlegging era of "dry law". As soon as concern over opium derivatives such as morphine and heroin, has led to the adoption of the extremely important on the value of legislation - the Law of Harrison, our historical review will focus on this addictive substance.

Historical Background

In the United ...

World trade organization is a body that tries to ensure that its members have benefits of almost tariff free or toll free international trade. This ensures that member countries have a free and fair environment to trade. With this in mind, the organization has values or rules such as:

Foreign goods should be treated in a similar manner as the local goods.

The organization fixes the upper bound to tariffs and ensures member countries keep their tariffs lower than the bound value.
Dictates on subsidizing and dumping of goods agreed upon in the agreement.
Requires a member country to allow trade analysis or review from a foreigner
Allow for investigation upon a complaint from ...

Introduction

Drug trafficking as defined by the UNODOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) refers to the illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture and sale or distribution of drugs in contravention of the law prohibiting the handling of drugs. This vice has been in operation for quite a whole now. This saw Clinton’s drug czar Barry McCaffrey retort that drug trafficking has been in place from as far as 1996 (Suddath, 2009). The truth is that drug trafficking has been a global issue for over 40 years. The war on drug trafficking was instituted in an early stage. Mora (1996) ...

Urbanization is the process by which human population in the cities grows more rapidly than in the rural areas. It has sparked a lot of interests from the economic scholars and social scientists. As urbanization has increased in the third world, there are social, economic and environmental problems that have arisen. There are differences in the conditions that exist now during the urbanization in the Third world and the conditions that exist at the same time in the First world. There is a shortage of resources in the developing countries.
First of all, the West has superior natural resources and ...

The influx of drug-related criminals is the main cause of overcrowding in most correctional institutions across in the United States and specifically Texas. Offenders' numbers related to other crimes such as homicide, robbery, and burglary have remained steady over the number of years, but drug-related offenders are increasing leading to a high number of them behind bars in prisons across Texas. The problem is captured in a study by the state government which found out that six of ten prisoners in the state and federal facilities are convicted of drug possession or drug abuse charges. As such, this means ...

The HIV/AIDS global epidemic has ravaged millions of lives across the world. In the past, prior to the discovery of effective control measures through medication such as antiRetroViral medication, the disease had infected millions of lives. At the present time, although the discovery of a vaccine has not yet been made, scientific research has made some leeway with regards to this issue. One would expect very low prevalence rate of the disease in the most powerful country in the world owing to the high level of medical technology and innovation systems available. However, this situation is further from the ...

Homeland security

Terrorism is becoming more complicated than before with the use of mass destruction weapons. Ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, policy makers continue to define the homeland security. Prior to 11.09, the United States addressed crises through the separate, law enforcement, prisms of national defence and emergency management.
This demands a new strategy for the security enforcers in order to prevent from the threats. Preemption is a measure that ensures terrorists do not plan and attack different places as they chose. Defensive deterrence is no longer an option to prevent attacks, but offensive preemption is needed to counter the ...

There are many facets of Europe that many foreigners find endearing and appealing: the rich culture, history, tradition, food and unchartered or undiscovered opportunities. While most find Europe the best place to travel and explore, many foreigners find the region to be filled with countless job opportunities that can help them financially and begin a new life. Although host countries, such as the members of the European Union, are open to migrants due to their contributions in their society; the high influx of migrants both illegal and legal is slightly alarming especially in the current financial crisis in the region. ...

Terrorism is becoming more sophisticated than before with the use of mass destruction weapons. This demands a new strategy for the security enforcers in order to counter the threats. Defensive deterrence is no longer the solution to prevent attacks but offensive preemption is needed to counter the attacks. Preemption is a measure that ensures terrorists do not take the initiative and attack different places as they chose. A state of can invoke self measure which according UN charter article 51 is allowed. Preemption of military deterrent preventive measure against terrorism is a principle of war of the permanent members of the UN ...

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Child Soldiers Role in Warfare
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Ways in which children soldiers have been used for warfare
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Child soldiers are extremely common in developing nations where there is political, economical, and social instability (Tiefenbrun 421). The formation of new international laws has not been able to curb child soldiering completely. Children have been used as child soldiers in the last couple of centuries. According to Rosen (1), approximately between 250,000 and 300,000 child soldiers are being used in wars around the world at any given time. In 2004, the rebels and the government ...

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Sinaloa Carter is a syndicate of criminals involved in drug-trafficking. It is mainly involved in the distribution and smuggling of Mexican Marijuana, Mexican and Southeast Asia heroin, Colombian cocaine and methamphetamine in the Univted States of America. Sinaloa Cartel is heavily involved in clashes with other cartels over the dominancy issues over routes as well, which has resulted in the loss of thousands of lives. Law enforcement strategies and statures can be applied to eradicate the strengths of this cartel, which may be done by checking money laundering, systematic tracking and weakening the alliances. The persons proved ...

This section will study the evolution of the oil trade and investment relationship between the selected SA countries and India and its main drivers. On one hand, we will focus the interest of India in SA-5 oil and its increasing dependence on South American natural resources. On the other hand, we will consider the SA-5 incentives and potential gains from trade and investment in oil with India. We will address these issues taking into account the key role of India and Brazil as B.R.I.C.S leaders, and competition with China for South American markets and oil.

Trade

SA’s share of ...

Introduction

This paper will explain the book The Bottom Billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it written by Paul Collier. The paper will analyse the book’s basic premises and will explain how the book relates to the role of the US Government, its citizens, policies and culture in the world and will discuss whether the book has any importance for the United States as a whole. The paper will look at the role that the United States plays - culturally, politically, socially, economically or militarily – in the subject matter or storyline of the ...