Ecuador Week: A future away from the past
A year ago today, the Colombian military attacked a camp in Ecuador, killing FARC leader Raúl Reyes. The attack led to a bilateral crisis between Colombia and Ecuador that remains…
A year ago today, the Colombian military attacked a camp in Ecuador, killing FARC leader Raúl Reyes. The attack led to a bilateral crisis between Colombia and Ecuador that remains…
A recently released video reveals the abuse that a freshman police has to undergo as part of a seeming right of passage ritual. In the video, the naked policeman is…
It is awards season in Hollywood. While the shining jewelry and the exuberance of luxury may suggest differently, entertainment media has become an increasingly effective vehicle to convey national realities…
The runners are getting ready. Shoes are being tied, and muscles are being stretched. With the resignation of Andrés Felipe Arias from the Ministry of Agriculture, and his declaration to…
The return to freedom of three policemen, one military official, and two political personalities, is a reason for celebration. Colombians must rejoice every time fellow citizens are granted back the…
The Colombian government, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermudez and President Álvaro Uribe, has publicly shown its desire to reestablish diplomatic relations with Ecuador. Yet, the Ecuadorian government…
Hillary Clinton, the United States’ President-elect Barack Obama’s future Secretary of State recently announced the President’s support for Plan Colombia. Yet, his support, as he has expressed in the past,…
President-elect Barack Obama is entering the presidency with an enormous amount of political leverage resulting from his landslide electoral victory in November, and from his high level of public support.…
I was flipping channels while watching TV, when, quite suddenly, I had to stop. In front of my eyes, there was a video collage about Colombia in American television. It…