Any peace talks between the government and rebel group FARC must involve civilians since neither government nor FARC can count on much credibility among the Colombian people. The fact that…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday claimed the media is used by the FARC to secure the impact of their actions are amplified. The president couldn’t be more right,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is facing increasing disapproval of his security policies. This was to be expected, because who can approve of a war strategy that has not yielded…
The rift between Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe is a welcome step in Colombia’s development as a democracy. Colombia has been a constitutional republic for…
After decades of intentionally dis-informing the Colombian public, television network RCN finally received an international scolding by Reporters without Borders (RWB) for “manipulating information” and its “lack of objectivity and…
Before the smoke had cleared after last week’s attack on former minister Fernando Londoño in Bogota, former President Alvaro Uribe wasted no time in jumping to conclusions, blaming Colombian guerrilla…
I was going to write a whole op-ed on the attack on Colombia’s former Minister Fernando Londoño, but I am not going to. I am too disgusted about what happened…
The U.S. Secret Service agents had sex with prostitutes in Cartagena because they wanted to have sex with prostitutes. Can we stop beating around the bush, blaming the predatory and…
Colombia spent $35 million to organize the 6th Summit of the Americas, which unfortunately turned out to be a very expensive campaign to promote the country’s already-flourishing sex tourism industry.…