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Colombia

June 22, 2026
Editorials/Geopolitics

Colombia’s Trump Moment: The Iron Fist Returns After Petro’s Experiment

Editorial Colombia has once again done what it has repeatedly done throughout its turbulent modern history: it has swung the political pendulum with extraordinary force. After decades of guerrilla warfare, paramilitary violence,

Defence/Diplomacy

Colombian Army Intelligence Chief Convicted in Justice Palace Killings

On Wednesday, a Colombian court condemned former Colombian Army Gen. Iván Ramírez Quintero to 31 years in prison for the death of Irma Franco, a member of the M-19 militant group who was tortured and killed by a Colombian Army

June 22, 2024

A Government Opposed to Peace is a Government Opposed to Life

Columns/Geopolitics

There are just over three weeks left before Abelardo De La Espriella takes office as Colombia’s new president, despite the numerous allegations that cast

Whither Colombia’s fragile struggle

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Each year, in the last weeks of September, the world’s leaders gather in New York City to speak at the podium of the United

The Ugliness of Latin America’s Angry Tide

August 19, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

In August, right-wing billionaire Abelardo de la Espriella took office as Colombia’s president and vowed to move an agenda of the far right even though he won by less than a percentage

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Over 2,000 Missing as Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Climbs Past 130

August 11, 2026
Human Rights/News

More than 130 people have died and over 2,000 are reported missing after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, triggering a nationwide emergency and a major search-and-rescue operation across affected communities. The

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Corruption Allegations Hit Chinese-Led Bogotá Metro Project

August 4, 2026
Business/Corruption

Colombian prosecutors are investigating allegations that executives linked to a Chinese state-owned contractor demanded cash payments from a local subcontractor in exchange for approving invoices on Bogotá’s metro project, South America’s largest

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A Government Opposed to Peace is a Government Opposed to Life

July 20, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

There are just over three weeks left before Abelardo De La Espriella takes office as Colombia’s new president, despite the numerous allegations that cast a shadow over his election and, as usual,

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Colombia’s Trump Moment: The Iron Fist Returns After Petro’s Experiment

June 22, 2026
Editorials/Geopolitics

Editorial Colombia has once again done what it has repeatedly done throughout its turbulent modern history: it has swung the political pendulum with extraordinary force. After decades of guerrilla warfare, paramilitary violence,

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Colombia’s Far-Right Surge Puts Decades of Political Balance Under Pressure

June 21, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Colombia’s presidential election has become more than a contest between two candidates. It has become a test of whether a country that has endured decades of violence, political upheaval, and deep social

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The Rise of Colombia’s Radical Right

May 27, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Colombia is entering a politically charged election season in which a new force on the radical right is rapidly gaining momentum. Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer turned political outsider, has emerged

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Cauca Massacre Exposes Colombia’s War Within

April 28, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

A powerful explosion that tore through a key highway in southwestern Colombia has once again plunged the country into a cycle of violence, raising urgent questions about security, governance and the future

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An Ex Guerrilla Runs for the Senate

March 8, 2026
Geopolitics/Interviews

You must imagine what it must have been for Griselda Lobo Silva, who was born and raised in a farm in La Paz (Colombia), to have seen these young people walk through

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President Petro Says Trump Floated Military Action Against Colombia

January 9, 2026
Geopolitics/Interviews

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that Donald Trump told him directly he was considering “doing bad things in Colombia,” including a possible military operation, an allegation that underscores a period of

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