FARC Terrorism in Colombia: A Clustering Analysis

Andres F. Arias () and Hernan Maldonado ()

No 2715, Investigación Económica en Colombia from Fundación Pondo

Abstract: This paper applies clustering analysis to the Colombian armed conflict. Indeed, when applied to a FARC terrorist act database, this statistical procedure finds a natural clustering of the diferent FARC units according to the diferent types of terrorist acts they commit and identities the military hard core of the FARC. The facts revealed in this paper should be useful not only for future military strategies, but also to determine a better priorization and geographical allocation of the scarce military resources.

Keywords: Clustering Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 2004-01-19
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