A recent propaganda campaign in the Washington, D.C. is blinding and misleading the American leadership at a crucial crossroads for U.S.-Colombia relations. About a week ago, after a pleasant…
The American continent, if not the whole world, holds extreme opinions about Chavez: love or loath. Colombia is not different, as the hundreds of Colombians shouting “Chavez, asshole, respect the…
When I met German Vargas Lleras I could not help feeling a quick shiver in my back. It was a warm May afternoon in Bogotá, and Mr. Vargas and I…
According to the Colombian government’s rhetoric, paramilitary death squads no longer exist; only “emergent criminal bands” are active. This claim is convenient for the government but at the expense of…
As Colombians keep discussing what occurred last week in UNASUR, another major political event is about to take place. The referendum that could open the door for President Uribe’s third…
The U.S. base agreement has placed Colombia in the diplomatic crossfire between two hemispheric powers with dramatically different visions of the region’s political future. The country’s leadership should tread carefully…
Three months ago, Colombia Reports editor Adriaan Alsema was visiting the internationalsexguide.info when he encountered a lively conversation about the worsening insecurity in Colombian main cities. He wrote an opinion article…
Alvaro Uribe is a man who saved a country. Before he came to power in 2002, Colombia was on the brink of collapse, with an economy still trying to recover…
A new party created by three ambitious former Bogotá mayors may be the most refreshing political news since 2002. If they work well together, the so-called “trillizos” could dramatically transform…