Relations between Colombia and Venezuela worsened after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe “forgot” to congratulate his Venezuelan counterpart with his 56th birthday on Wednesday. Chavez, who had been “waiting for any…
There once was a man named Juan Manuel Santos. He dreamed that one day he would become president of Colombia. Nothing seemed to stand on his way. Then, one day…
My column about no honeymoon between Colombia and Venezuela seems to have become true faster than I expected. Granted, I was talking about the relationship under the Santos presidency, but…
It’s about time that Colombia made public its intelligence about FARC presence on Venezuelan soil. It is not evidence that indicates active support from Chavez’s government for the guerrillas, but…
There is strong evidence that Uribe is trying to undermine Santos’s surprisingly conciliatory diplomatic initiatives. In the long run, however, Uribe will fail. Juan Manuel Santos and Alvaro Uribe will…
With little over two weeks before the end of his term, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is increasing pressure on Venezuela about the country’s alleged negligence towards FARC rebels hiding in…
Following the national celebration of Colombia’s bicentenary of independence in the department’s capital, Choco’s former governor Patrocinio Sanchez de Occa urged the department to demand its independence from Colombia. According to Sanchez, “Choco…
Colombia has seen an outpouring of hatred following former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s attempt to claim damages from the Colombian government for the six years she spent in guerrilla captivity.…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday admitted to being “deeply confused” by Colombia’s current president Alvaro Uribe and his successor, incoming President Juan Manuel Santos. The socialist leader of Colombia’s…