Colombia

Could Democracy Backslide in Colombia?

The country’s oil industry may hold the answer.

Intense White House outreach reflects an uncertain path forward.

José Antonio Ocampo, President-elect Gustavo Petro’s selection, had campaigned for another candidate.

The former rebel defeated Rodolfo Hernández in the June 19 runoff.

The campaign towards the runoff on June 19 could further polarize the country.

The guerrilla group’s growing power is an obstacle to democratic and economic stabilization in Venezuela.

The former Bogotá mayor is making his third run at the presidency and is leading in polls. Has he changed, or has the country?

The former Bogotá mayor’s path to the presidency may not be as clear as it looks, says a leading Colombian analyst.

Win or lose, Rodolfo Hernández’s rise reflects the deep discontent in Colombian politics.

Centrist politicians appeared to have learned lessons from 2018. But ahead of elections in May, unity – and success – look increasingly unlikely.

A Colombian novelist puts a fictional spin on the extraordinary biography of director Sergio Cabrera.

The left-wing candidate for Colombia’s presidency is building new alliances, and straining old ones.

Mauricio Cárdenas proposes something radical for these times: a pragmatic focus on recent accomplishments.

An expected surge in Chinese investment may bring Bogotá even closer.