Elizabeth Dickinson, International Crisis Group's Colombia analyst, speaks during an interview with AFP in Bogota on September 5, 2024. The guerrilla group Segunda Marquetalia has taken control of the southwestern region of Colombia -- roughly the size of Belgium -- using financial backing from Mexican cartels to unify myriad armed outfits, analysts say. (Photo by Alejandro Martinez / AFP) (Photo by ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)