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…
Though there are similarities and differences between the two men, I liken Osama bin Laden’s death with Pablo Escobar’s in 1993. Both were the most wanted men in the world.…
For the past months, everything seems to be going swell for the Colombian government regarding international relations. In particular, Latin American countries seem to be willing, as they were decades…
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…
With Santos’ visit to Washington, a “road map” for improving Colombia’s human rights situation has been set, which ultimately aims at the approval of the FTA, at long last. But,…
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”.…
Following the Chilean example, Colombia is diversifying its trade relations and negotiating free trade agreements worldwide. Yet, despite the new business opportunities, Colombians desperately cling to the approval of the…