The content of the U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks gives an example for Colombia’s diplomatic corps to follow. The diplomatic cables the Colombian government should emulate, however, are not those…
Colombia’s main asset to access the Asian market is its major hindrance. The Buenaventura port on the Pacific coast with its deficient infrastructure, together with corruption and violence, is not…
The stock exchange integration between Chile, Peru and Colombia may be a prelude to closer cooperation in trade issues between the three countries. President Juan Manuel Santos has already proposed…
Under President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian foreign policy has focused on lobbying for inclusion in international bodies. This strategy appears to be aimed at enhancing the presidential campaign slogan of…
Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, recently accepted US$ 1 million in aid from China to acquire Chinese military logistical material. This would have been unimaginable some decades ago or even…
The news that Colombian former president Alvaro Uribe was to be appointed as a distinguished scholar at Georgetown University surprised many, especially his Colombian critics. But what is more surprising…
“Colombian foreign policy is facing one of its worst crises in a long time.” The sentence above is how a report published last week on Colombia’s foreign policy began. One…
Any country in the world, even industrialized nations, would be proud to have some of the candidates currently running for the Colombian presidency. Yet this unprecedented situation will amount to…
Ecuador’s military announced on Wednesday that they dismantled a FARC camp located in the border area with Colombia, between the provinces of Carchi and Sucumbios. The camp had the capacity…