LGBTQ Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: No Longer a Left-Right Issue
To understand why some LGBTQ movements in the region have stalled —and to advocate for future change—we have to look beyond party ideology.
The currency of enmity: Why Colombians can’t find common ground on Uribe
The reactions to former President Álvaro Uribe’s arrest hints toward deep divisions within the country, the body politic, and within families across Colombia.
Drug trafficking and Colombian ‘peace’
Since the disarming of the FARC two-and-a-half years ago, the actors, figures and methods have changed. But the conclusion is clear: drug trafficking in Colombia is more alive than ever before.
Colombia’s ghosts of future past
On the day of the Colombian elections, Pedro Pizano reflects on how too often elections are hailed as a watershed moment. But this presidential election really is. Really.
In Colombia, false positives are a false start for peace
The FARC have committed to coming clean about abuses committed during the conflict in a transitional justice tribunal. Will state actors accused of crimes do the same?
Recapturing the mandate for peace in Colombia: Rural populations and elite fragmentation
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.
Colombian legislative election results showed just how popular the FARC is among Colombian voters
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.
Colombia’s peace accord: 1990s redux?
The recent targeting of rural community leaders is not a repeat of the bloodletting against the UP. The motives, causes and actors are different.