History is littered with cases of peace agreements that don’t actually generate peace. From the Dougia Accord in Chad to the Honiara Declaration in Papua New Guinea, countries are more likely…
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Colombia’s new strategy to curb cocaine trafficking is the most comprehensive and intelligent in history. If this means displeasing United States President Donald Trump, who cares? Colombia will never be…
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Pope Francis and the Colombian Catholic Church have waited long to promote peace in Colombia while neglecting to acknowledge the religious institution’s role in the violence. Ever since his arrival,…
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The visit of US Vice-President Mike Pence was by far the weirdest visit to Colombia of a foreign leader in the past decade. He left without anyone even noticing. According…
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Torture houses. Dismemberment. Kids as young as 10 recruited into the illegally armed groups. Sexual violence rife. Innocent people killed. A population terrorized. When people read my recently released novel,…
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Once upon a time in Colombia, the wife of an army general taught an anarchist punk the true meaning of peace. I don’t know what things are like in your…
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With elections approaching, Colombia’s society must take ownership of the public debate and stop allowing its structurally corrupt ruling class to distort it for their personal benefit. Colombia’s public debate…
Our new charity in Medellin is using 3D printing technology to help Colombia’s landmine victims and children in need. You can help us. The Colombian Government has a target to…
After years of demanding political inclusion, Colombia’s leftist leaders have no problem abandoning that democratic principle when the people of Venezuela demand the same. It’s been quite easy to call…
After more than a decade of fixating on Medellin’s image, we are close to being shamed for not addressing the criminal order established by Pablo Escobar 30 years ago. We…