Mexico and Colombia Victims Laws: Broad Enough to Bring Justice?
Featured in InSight Crime, http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/comparing-mexico-colombia-victims-law Mexico has followed Colombia’s footsteps by passing a sweeping law that aims to compensate...
View ArticleThe U.S. War on Communism, Drugs, and Terrorism in Colombia
On Thursday, September 6, 2012, the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, rejected a proposed bilateral ceasefire by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels aimed at bringing an end...
View ArticleResearch: On Separatism in Latin America
In mid January 2013, the inhabitants of Chile’s Easter Island carried out major protests, declaring that the central government in Santiago had largely forgotten them and had failed to contribute to...
View ArticleRE: “Colombia Government, FARC Rebels Reach Milestone on Path to Peace”
To the Editor: In “Colombia Government, FARC Rebels Reach Milestone on Path to Peace,” published on May 26, Chris Karul mentioned that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos “took the risky political...
View ArticleDoes the Most Recent Conviction of FARC Leaders Mark the End of Peace Talks...
On June 24, a Colombian court sentenced Rodgrio Londoño “Timochenko” Echeverri and Luciano Marín Arango, leaders of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
View ArticleA Bleak Partnership: “The U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic...
Racial tensions in the United States are brewing following the controversial trial of George Zimmerman that found him not guilty after he claimed self-defense for...
View ArticleHuman Rights Considerations in the E.U.-Colombia Trade Agreement
A new trade agreement between the European Union (E.U.) and Colombia took effect on August 1. [1] Along with deepening commercial and economic ties between...
View ArticleNational Agricultural Policy Triggers Social Discomfort in Colombia
Agriculture is among the top priorities on the global development agenda due to the persistence of international challenges, extreme poverty (1.2 billion people worldwide; 22...
View ArticleColombian President Juan Manuel Santos Visits the United States
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in the United States on Monday, December 2 for a speech at the University of Miami and then traveled...
View ArticleCOHA Report: Drones in Latin America
For a PDF version of this report click here. Over the past several years, drone usage has become increasingly widespread, not solely among global military...
View ArticleRE: Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos hopes for peace
Dear editor, It is indeed good to read that President Santos “hopes for peace.” However, the President’s inaction in terms of creating a viable atmosphere...
View ArticleSantos Under Pressure Amidst Agrarian Activism and an Emerging Opposition
Colombian agrarian, indigenous, and Afro-descendant groups convened at a National Agrarian Summit on Saturday, March 15 to vent their anger with the administration of President...
View ArticleGeosecurity 101: Washington and Moscow‘s Military Bases in Latin America
For a PDF version of this report, click here In spite of ongoing tensions in Ukraine, which have seriously soured relations between Russia and the...
View ArticleRE: “2 Years Later, U.S-Colombia Trade Deals Holds Bitter Lessons for Some.”
Dear Editor, Please allow me to submit the following letter I have written in response to the May 14 story, “2 Years Later, U.S.-Colombia Trade...
View ArticleZuluaga Ticket Threatens Peace in Colombia
Espionage, alleged drug money bribes, and secret videos have come together to create a dramatic final act for Colombia’s 2014 presidential race, which will register...
View ArticleDevelopment and Indigenous Rights: ¿Por qué no los Dos?
History is repeating itself for the U’wa people, a peaceful indigenous group from the remote Andean cloud forests of northeastern Colombia. Once 20,000 strong, the...
View ArticleRE: “Colombian challenger tough on rebels.”
Dear Editor, Please allow me to submit the following letter in response to the June 2 article, “Colombian challenger tough on rebels.” In your recent...
View ArticlePuppets and Peace Talks: Colombia’s 2014 Election Part I
Introduction If left with the choice between a hawk and a dove, which would you choose? This is the decision Colombian voters will face as...
View ArticleColombia’s elections – An Indian Perspective
The results are out. Juan Manuel Santos has been re-elected by a surprisingly strong margin as Colombia’s president for the next four years. His victory...
View ArticleSantos Sets Course Straight: Colombia’s Presidential Election Part II
With a white dove pin on his jacket lapel and the word paz (peace) written on his hand, newly re-elected Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos...
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