Why Colombia’s President Should Change Course on Venezuela
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Iván Duque still has room to lead on the Venezuelan crisis. But political pressures and alignment with the U.S. will make a course correction difficult.
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Colombia’s Finances Are Strained. Is Privatization the Next Step?
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Venezuelan migration has placed additional pressure on President Iván Duque’s economic team.
Three Lessons From the Petro-Uribe Spat
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Colombia’s senate floor is the backdrop for a duel between the former president and the opposition leader. That is good news.
AQ Top 5 Historias de Éxito en China: Daniela Rojas
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Rojas fue a China a estudiar negocios. Terminó cantando para una audiencia de 750 millones – en Mandarín.
Colombia’s Inspector General: “Corruption Is the New Cartel”
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Fernando Carrillo discusses how to improve international cooperation in the fight against corruption in this interview with AQ.
The Risks and Rewards of Duque’s Peace Deal Dispute
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Colombia’s president has revived a polarizing debate over peace with the FARC.
Fracking in Colombia: For Real This Time?
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Colombia’s oil reserves are dwindling. President Duque sees fracking as a possible solution.
Mr. President, Please Find Your Voice
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Colombian President Iván Duque skipped the honeymoon and went straight to the fight.
Five Takeaways from Colombia’s March 11 Elections
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Colombia’s presidential race takes shape after congressional and primary voting.
What Elections Mean for Colombia’s Peace Process
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Election year politics are complicating implementation of Colombia’s peace deal. The next president could seek significant changes.
Colombia’s Peace Needs a Local Touch
Leer en español At the heart of Colombia’s peace agreement with the FARC is an earnest effort to improve life in its long neglected countryside. A series of national programs for education, health, electrification, housing and credit for the agricultural sector, built into the agreement, are designed to help close a woeful development gap between … Read more
Claudia López: Colombia’s 2018 Elections Are About Who Can Defeat Corruption
Claudia López isn’t one to be shy. In 20 years of public life – as a student leader, a journalist, and now as senator for Colombia’s Green Party – the 47-year-old has earned a reputation for speaking her mind, particularly when it comes to corruption in politics. Now a candidate for presidential elections in 2018, … Read more
Venezuelan Refugees Strain Colombian Border Towns
CÚCUTA, Colombia — Majerly Ospina lives with her three children in a tin roof shack with walls of green plastic. They have no running water or electricity. Despite the hardships, Ospina is thankful for what they have in Colombia; living conditions were tougher in her native Venezuela. “You can’t find food there,” she said, holding … Read more
A Familiar Pattern of Violence Could Threaten Colombia’s Peace Process
Implementing peace was always going to be harder than negotiating it. But in the three months since Colombia’s Congress endorsed a deal to end more than 50 years of conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s fragile peace process has already been put to a chilling test. Since Dec. 1 of … Read more
How Santos’ New Peace Deal Aggravated Colombia’s Drug War
Despite a tumultuous 2016, Colombia ended the year on a hopeful note. On Dec. 10, President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest rebel group. In his acceptance speech, Santos said that “the impossible had become possible” … Read more
