The country could slip into another cycle of violence if the government continues to ignore people’s grievances.
![Demonstrators take part in a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, Colombia on May 1, 2021 [Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-01T192636Z_1568779049_RC277N9547YE_RTRMADP_3_COLOMBIA-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Assistant professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University
The country could slip into another cycle of violence if the government continues to ignore people’s grievances.
![Demonstrators take part in a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, Colombia on May 1, 2021 [Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-01T192636Z_1568779049_RC277N9547YE_RTRMADP_3_COLOMBIA-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)