Making Sense of Colombia’s Crowded Presidential Field
This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia. The field of candidates for Colombia’s 2018 presidential election includes some of the country’s most accomplished politicians – as well as some more uncertain options. Here, AQ looks at the leading contenders, and why each has a chance at the presidency. GERMÁN … Read more
Moira Birss: Colombia’s Government Hasn’t Taken Responsibility on Deforestation
For our latest print issue on Colombia, we asked experts, executives, politicians and everyday people about the biggest issue facing Colombia’s next president. See all of their answers here. If life on our planet is to survive climate change, we must drastically and urgently slash greenhouse gas emissions and conserve forests. Colombia’s next president will face many … Read more
Rebirth, or Relapse? Colombia Hits a Post-War Turning Point.
New economic opportunities are creeping into Colombia’s troubled countryside. More are needed to help keep the peace.
María Victoria Llorente: Five Challenges for the Next President of Colombia
For our latest print issue on Colombia, we asked experts, executives, politicians and everyday people about the biggest issue facing Colombia’s next president. See all of their answers here. | Leer en español For Colombia to continue on the path to peace, it must be a priority for the next president to link security, peace and development. There … Read more
Rodrigo Uprimny: Reviving Aerial Coca Spraying Would Be a Mistake
For our latest print issue on Colombia, we asked experts, executives, politicians and everyday people about the biggest issue facing Colombia’s next president. See all of their answers here. Colombia’s next president will have to resist internal and external pressures to reactivate aerial spraying of illicit crops. Between 2002 and 2015, some 3.8 million acres of coca … Read more
Cynthia Arnson: To Address Inequality, Start With Strong Institutions
For our latest print issue on Colombia, we asked experts, executives, politicians and everyday people about the biggest issue facing Colombia’s next president. See all of their answers here. Corruption, unemployment and the quality of health care have topped the lists of concerns for Colombians over the past six months with remarkable consistency, according to … Read more
AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Lucia Cuba
This article is adapted from AQ’s Top 5 list of Latin American art activists Correction appended below When Lady Gaga sat for a recent interview to promote her new perfume, the lines of text printed across her dress may have received more attention than the fragrance itself. The text was Article 6 of the Peruvian … Read more
AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Daniel Arzola
This article is adapted from AQ’s Top 5 list of Latin American art activists As Daniel Arzola stood at an awards ceremony in New York last June, the theater broke into applause. The actor Tituss Burgess had just recognized the 28-year-old illustrator for “creating change by creating art,” comparing his impact to that of the … Read more
On the Front Lines of Venezuela’s Worsening HIV/AIDS Crisis
This article was adapted from AQ’s print issue on economic opportunity and peace in Colombia AQ: How does the crisis in Venezuela specifically threaten people with HIV? Jesus Aguais: Eighty percent of people with HIV who should be on treatment are not. That’s terrible from a public health perspective. Not only are people going to … Read more
Book Review: Return to the Dark Valley
This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia The only thing we can do is tell stories and believe that one day we will be saved by them,” says the narrator of Colombian novelist Santiago Gamboa’s nightmarish new thriller, Return to the Dark Valley. The narrator, known only as the Consul, … Read more
Las preocupaciones de los colombianos de centro
Este artículo está adaptado de la edición impresa de AQ sobre Colombia en el post-conflicto | Read in English Los colombianos irán a las urnas en mayo próximo para elegir a un nuevo presidente. Este hecho debería inaugurar un período de paz y prosperidad para mi país, pues serán las primeras elecciones que se producen después de la … Read more
¿Renacimiento, o recaída? Colombia alcanza un punto de inflexión tras la pos-guerra.
Este artículo está adaptado de la edición impresa de AQ sobre la paz y oportunidad económica en Colombia | Read in English Los vendedores de una feria de café que se llevó a cabo en julio sobre una cancha de básquetbol en el pueblo colombiano de Algeciras ofrecían fertilizante y fumigadores portátiles. Unos compradores especializados … Read more
Venezuela: The Brutal Truth About Maduro’s Election Victory
By any measure, Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in Venezuela did not go well for the opposition. The regime of President Nicolás Maduro took 17 of a possible 23 seats, with, as of this writing, another still up for grabs. Marred by predictable irregularities and government manipulation, the MUD opposition coalition’s decision to participate failed to pay … Read more
Colombia’s Challenge
Special Report Colombia’s Challenge: A Special Report AQ‘s latest issue looks at how Colombia can consolidate peace – and ensure prosperity for more of its citizens. Rebirth, or Relapse? Colombia Hits a Post-War Turning Point. By JOHN OTISNew economic opportunities are creeping into Colombia’s troubled countryside. More are needed to help keep the peace. Who’s … Read more
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