Colombia’s year of peace
At Christmas next year there will be extra cause for goodwill in Colombia. In 2014 the FARC guerrillas will sign an end to their self-proclaimed war against the state, silencing…
At Christmas next year there will be extra cause for goodwill in Colombia. In 2014 the FARC guerrillas will sign an end to their self-proclaimed war against the state, silencing…
An oligarchical political class have governed Colombia for 200 years, but their time seems up. The touch paper was lit long before this week’s “coup” against the democratically elected Mayor…
Is there a formula to describe why and how governments repress people who take to the streets to protest? Can we make sense of why tanks, anti-riots police and chemical…
How do people get what they want from their governments? Some simply lobby for what they want. These people may include those with high positions of power, such as politicians,…
After driving in Medellin for six years I finally decided to share my observations and experiences with others who are either driving in Colombia’s second largest city or considering doing…
What role and oversight should the military have? This question has a long and loaded history in Latin America[1]. Argentina, Chile, Brasil and Uruguay experienced some of the longest and…
Foreigners and citizens often think of Colombia as a land of paradoxes. Though the country is filled with natural resources and biodiversity, it was recently ranked third most unequal in the…
Colombia’s armed conflict has been shaped by US intervention, according to anthropologist Chelsey Dyer, who studied her country’s involvement in the South American country.
If Colombia does not take advantage of China’s changing energy demands, it could miss out on a transformative source of wealth.