While elite fractionalization between President Santos and former President Uribe played a tangible role in the outcome of the 2016 plebiscite and has continued to influence Colombian electoral politics, it also provides a window of opportunity for Fajardo’s centrist candidacy.
Colombia’s congressional election and inter-party primaries point to the return of uribismo to the presidency. Meanwhile, despite international attention, the FARC’s electoral debut was a bust.
With three visits by high-ranking officials from the U.S. government, February was the busiest month for Latin America in the Trump administration.
Challenges remain, especially in the United States and Brazil, but massive new national parks in Chile and Peru are the latest good news for conservationists in the hemisphere.
An overview to identify the candidates with most possibilities of running and the most feasible alliances vis-a-vis the electoral event in Colombia.
The recent targeting of rural community leaders is not a repeat of the bloodletting against the UP. The motives, causes and actors are different.
In the past decade, journalism has become a deadly profession in Latin America. Attacks on freedom of expression aren’t restricted to journalists; human rights and environmental activists have been targets as well.
In honor of Malala Day, here are 5 girls in the hemisphere that have become courageous and active voices for rights.
Diplomatic relations are key to achieving major foreign policy and national security goals. This Fourth of July we take a look back at U.S. relations with Latin America.
Colombia and the U.S. have been partners for more than 17 years. Now with a peace accord and rising coca cultivation, what happens if the U.S. cuts its aid by more than 21% as proposed?
