“comprehensive analysis...essential reading”—Colombia Report; “well-researched and richly detailed”—The Dallas Morning News; “a succinct, well-written overview and analysis of Colombia’s chronic crisis...a disturbing portrait of what Colombia has become and what it could be”—The Charlotte Observer; “Fills an enormous vacuum. No other text in English provides such a full introduction to the complex, brutal conflict engulfing our neighbor to the south...compelling.”—Adam Isacson, Senior Associate, Center For International Policy; “A masterful job”—Steve Johnson, Policy Analyst for Latin America.