A year with Santos
Sunday marked Santos’ first anniversary as Colombia’s president. He now has approval ratings of more than 71% and a coalition in Congress of about 80% of the lawmakers. So far…
Sunday marked Santos’ first anniversary as Colombia’s president. He now has approval ratings of more than 71% and a coalition in Congress of about 80% of the lawmakers. So far…
The last few years have seen several influential works which highlight the importance of trade agreements that are tailor-made to the circumstances of the countries involved. These writings raise important…
When Álvaro Uribe first ran for president of Colombia, journalists, politicians, and civil society did not press a question I thought important. When asked why he and his sons had…
Colombia and Mexico recently negotiated an extradition treaty. Should it be ratified, both troubled countries will finally have a good mechanism for security cooperation, as the drug trafficking and crime…
When I left Colombia a year ago, a lot of false rumors were being spread about why I so suddenly had to leave my job at RCN. Now, a year…
A significant number of landmine victims in Colombia are civilians employed by the government for manual coca eradication work. This scheme is a direct violation of the commitment made by…
The U.S. debate on a free trade agreement (FAT) with Colombia has become such a mindless, partisan battle that Democrats, Republicans, lobbying labor unions and trade organizations have completely forgotten…
It appears that the Colombian government is intensifying its propaganda campaign in order to offset declining military successes against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). As Colombians increasingly question…
To optimize the potential income generated by the extraction of Colombia’s resources, it is of vital importance to get rid of drug trafficking organizations and guerrilla groups like the FARC.…