This momentous shift reflects the decimation of the FARC following long years of struggle, the resilience of Colombian society, and, perhaps most important, Santos’s brilliant regional policy. By weakening the so-called Bolivarian Axis (Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia), the FARC guerrillas were left without a supportive regional environment.
这一重大变化反映了FARC在长年斗争之后实力的极大削弱、哥伦比亚社会的韧性，以及（也许是最重要的）桑托斯的高明地区政策。通过削弱所谓的玻利瓦尔轴心（委内瑞拉、厄瓜多尔和玻利维亚），FARC游击队不再拥有支持他们的地区环境了。