Looking ahead: a testing 2011 for Santos and Colombia
By most measures, President Juan Manuel Santos has had a triumphant first five months in office. On his watch, Colombia has made some tangible progress on its two most politically…
By most measures, President Juan Manuel Santos has had a triumphant first five months in office. On his watch, Colombia has made some tangible progress on its two most politically…
Colombia experiences the worst rainy season in history, hurting the poorest and most vulnerable people. The heavy rains, high levels of poverty, internal displacement and inadequate infrastructure have converted the…
Diplomatic relations between Colombia and Ecuador have finally been normalized, with both sides selecting ambassadors who will soon take up their posts and re-establish the missions after a long freeze.…
Colombia’s decision to miss the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony illustrates the shortcomings of its foreign policy. The country’s hasty and largely improvised moves to deepen trade links with Asia, and…
Twitter, Uribe-era abuses and WikiLeaks. Today’s biggest story has all the elements of a juicy 21st-century Colombian political scandal. But what will be the impact of the latest accusations of…
The unexpected death of Nestor Kirchner, UNASUR’s first secretary general, has resulted in the nomination of some of the region’s diplomats for the job. Colombia and Venezuela have presented their…
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…
During the latter half of the 20th century, developed countries across the globe opened their borders to trade and, largely, enjoyed significant periods of economic gains and increases in quality…
The beginning of Santos’ administration has had a great international participation and an ambitious agenda in foreign affairs. Reestablishing diplomatic relations with Ecuador, normalizing (and improving) the existing ones with…