For Colombia’s Santos government, the FARC insurgency and the fortunes of Colombia’s energy sector are very much intertwined.

Rio’s pacification program has reduced crime and violence in recent years, but it will need to reform in order to address some of the city’s more protracted security problems.

Given the increasing popularity of Alvaro Uribe and his right-wing brand of politics within most parties and key industrial sectors, President Santos will face stiff opposition over the next four years.