The Colombian military’s right to justice
The military’s headquarters in Puerto Berrio, Antioquia, is based in an old, colonial-style hotel by the Magdalena River. On some walls hang yellowed pictures of dinners and weddings, events the…
The military’s headquarters in Puerto Berrio, Antioquia, is based in an old, colonial-style hotel by the Magdalena River. On some walls hang yellowed pictures of dinners and weddings, events the…
Although Antanas Mockus’ anti-corruption platform helped him gain a large following, it also scared Colombia’s corrupt political establishment into taking action against him. The resulting onslaught, combined with Mockus’ own…
Finally, almost a quarter of a century after his crimes, a judge has sentenced former army Colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega to 30 years in prison. This is the first judicial…
To my disappointment – and to the delight of Santos supporters – the Green Wave that swept through Colombian streets as well as domestic and international headlines just one week…
Since Alvaro Uribe was elected president in 2002, he has counted on the virtually unconditional support of the American government. For the most part, the American media has been similarly…
An outspoken politician mysteriously disappears from his country home over the weekend, a blurry photo, depicting him blindfolded and gagged, circulates through social media sites; his family begs authorities not…
After weeks of making steady and surprising gains in public opinion polls, Antanas Mockus seems to be losing voter support at an alarming rate. According to the most recent surveys,…
At the May 13 meeting of Standing Committee on International Trade in Ottawa, Conservative Member of Parliament Brad Trost reminded his fellow Committee members that their role is to determine…
With the presidential election at our doorstep, there has been much talk about the inheritance that the Uribe administration is leaving to the next president. If you read any Colombian…