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Perspective with Alison Smith
Syrian Ceasfire – December 18, 2016
This week, Perspective looks at the Syrian ceasefire, plus Colombia and the FARC peace deal. The situation on the ground in Aleppo and the tentative ceasefire is examined through the lens of social media. Alison speaks to Samer Abboud, associate professor of international studies at Arcadia University, about what the fall of Aleppo means for the future of the conflict. On the subject of Colombia and the FARC peace deal, Alison talks to Jean-Michel Leprince, Latin America correspondent for CBC/Radio-Canada, about the agreement. Nicolas Lloreda, Colombia's ambassador to Canada, talks about the consequences of the agreement and what it means for the future of the country. Marc Gonsalves, a former FARC hostage speaks to Alison about his opposition of the agreement as it is now written. Julian Carvajal, a Colombian-Canadian living in Toronto talks about his experience growing up amidst FARC-related violence in Cali.