To the Editor:
The New York Times is correct that Colombia’s new peace accord offers an impressive potential for peace (editorial, Nov. 15). President Juan Manuel Santos, in his recent speech, mentioned a review by the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame suggesting that the original Colombian accord is one of the most complete agreements in recent history, indicating a high likelihood of success if robustly carried out.
Over the last decade the Kroc Institute developed the Peace Accord Matrix database to systematically study the implementation record of 34 comprehensive peace agreements aimed at ending civil wars.