Biofuels fuel Colombia’s conflict
An article published recently in the New York Times celebrated the cultivation of oil palm, used to make biofuel, as a promising alternative to drug cultivation in Colombia. At first…
An article published recently in the New York Times celebrated the cultivation of oil palm, used to make biofuel, as a promising alternative to drug cultivation in Colombia. At first…
This week, I am returning to Peru, more specifically on a retired politician who is wielding remarkable influence over that country’s presidential elections. No, I am not talking about Alberto…
Peru held the first round of presidential elections this past Sunday. The leftist populist Ollanta Humala, with nearly 31 percent of the vote, will proceed to a second round in…
On March 16, Standard and Poor’s raised Colombia’s credit rating to investment grade. Other leading rating agencies are expected to follow suit, and President Juan Manuel Santos has said he…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will visit Brown University, where I attend college, Tuesday to give a lecture entitled “Why People Should Give More than a Damn About Latin America”.…
Colombia’s decaying and inadequate transport infrastructure is clearly among the country’s top challenges. Poor roads and railways are one reason why the country fell in global rankings of competitiveness in…
In recent years, more and more investors have thought about putting their money in Colombia. Investors have started flocking to emerging markets beyond the well-known “BRICs” (Brazil, Russia, India and…
Last Friday, political news website La Silla Vacia reported about two rallies in central Bogota that failed to attract large crowds. The first was a Green Party protest against recent…
Although the first round of leaked diplomatic cables, released late last year by Wikileaks, largely eluded the big controversies in Colombian politics, the whistle blowing organization redeemed itself last week…