One can see why Uribe would threaten to leak news about the negotiations, as well as why Santos would try to preempt the leaks by going public and having them take place in the open (the talks will begin in Oslo, but will be pursued in Havana). The problem is that, although there are good examples of publicized – if not public – peace talks that have succeeded, there are more instances of failure or indefinite stalemate, owing to the pressure of working under the glare of the international spotlight.
我们可以看到，乌里韦为什么要泄露关于谈判的消息，也可以看到为什么桑托斯会以将谈判公开化、让所有人都看到谈判进程作为回击（谈判将在奥斯陆开始，但会在哈瓦那进行）。问题在于，尽管被公布的——如果不是公开的话——和平谈判成功的例子不少，但失败和陷入永久僵局的情况给更多，这是因为在全世界目光下工作的压力是巨大的。