BOGOTÁ — In Paradise Lost, the English poet John Milton encapsulates a fundamental truth about the struggle to end a violent conflict and establish a sustainable peace:“Who overcomes by force,Hath overcome but half his foe.”This insight was crucial to my own understanding of how

Until recently, Venezuela — the birthplace of the “Liberator” Simón Bolívar — was a free and rather wealthy country, boasting the world’s largest proven oil reserves and a marvelous people.