Abelardo De La Espriella Archives

AQ Podcast | A New Criminal Landscape in Latin America

InSight Crime’s Jeremy McDermott on how criminal groups are adapting and whether the region’s new leaders can stop them.

History shows that newcomers often pursue a maximalist approach once elected. That can be dangerous—including to the leaders themselves.

The right-wing lawyer is set to begin a four-year term on August 7.

Sergio Guzmán on Colombia’s surge in violence and the upcoming May 31 presidential election.

The country is bracing for a polarizing runoff between right-wing firebrand Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda on June 21.

The right-wing frontrunner in Colombia’s election tells AQ he’s an “odd fish, but not a dangerous one,” and addresses questions about his past.