It is without a doubt that any person can say nearly every place throughout the world right now is facing corruption. Unfortunately, it seems to be an inevitable by-product of human nature. The media tends to focus their eye on the middle-east and the crisis taking place there. News outlets place emphasis on terrorist and extremist groups; ever since the 9/11 terrorist attack, the whole world has come together to fight terrorism. The world has a conception that these groups form in the absence of government – a power vacuum. However, in retrospect, why don’t we discuss the formation of extremist groups in the presence of strong government?
South America has a bad connotation. It is known for bad environmental polices, low education standards, and most significantly political corruption. Currently, the South American country of Colombia is under leadership by Juan Manuel Santos. Santos is a true man (or at least seemingly true) who does care about his country. However, Colombia has not always had such luck, and how the country was affected by the Cuban revolution speaks for itself. During this period of time, an extremist group known as the ELN rose to power, and Colombia has been trying for the past few decades to demilitarize the group. Santos, Colombia’s leader has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for demilitarizing another South American extremist group known as FARC. I, along with thousands of Colombians, have hope for the country in the hands of Santos versus extremist groups.