The killing of child soldiers: The dilemma facing Gustavo Petro’s government
The recent deaths of 15 forcibly recruited minors in military operations have sparked an unprecedented crisis for the Colombian president
Child deaths in airstrikes highlight Colombia’s political contradictions
Leaders on both the left and right are criticizing forced recruitment of children by illegal groups more harshly than the state’s actions
In reversal, Colombia’s Petro defends the air strikes he previously condemned
The president rejects calls to suspend military action against armed groups, saying it would be like helping them recruit more children
The thousand political lives of Álvaro Uribe
The former Colombian president returns to the center of public debate after once again coming close to losing his power
Juan Manuel Santos: ‘In the fight between the world’s largest drug producer and its largest consumer, only organized crime wins’
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Colombian president urges restraint from Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro after their clash on Sunday
United States and Venezuela: Six years of maximum tension
The attack on an alleged drug-running vessel marks a milestone in the strained relations between the two countries
Iván Mordisco, the ‘drug trafficker dressed as a revolutionary’ who is challenging the Colombian government
The Gustavo Petro administration attributes the attack that left six dead in Cali to the leader of the FARC dissidents of the Central General Staff, which it now considers a terrorist organization
Colombian right reviews its options after assassination of Miguel Uribe
The death of the senator and presidential candidate for the Democratic Center adds to the first-instance conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe
This is how Colombia’s super-rich evade, avoid and pay less taxes than the poor
Some 40% of the country’s wealthiest 0.01% have admitted to evading taxes. To pay less, they hide their money in tax havens and create companies or trusts that make it difficult to track their assets. Each year, tax evasion in Colombia amounts to 8% of GDP, or more than $130 billion
Survivors of Alto Remanso massacre in Colombia commemorate their dead, despite their exile
This past Friday, in Bajo Putumayo, another anniversary was held to remember the military operation that killed at least eight civilians. At the time, authorities tried to pass the victims off as guerrillas killed in combat
Uribe, Santos and the business elite: How Colombian leaders came together against Trump’s threats
Former presidents and ministers from the left and right, plus the financial elites, closed ranks around the Petro administration so that the US would not impose economic sanctions
Nicolás Petro claims that the president was unaware about the dirty money that entered his campaign
In an interview with ‘Semana’ magazine, the president’s son claims that neither Gustavo Petro nor his campaign manager, Ricardo Roa, were aware that he received money from ex-narco Santander Lopesierra and Gabriel Hilsaca.
Nicolás Petro admits his father’s presidential campaign benefitted from illegal financing
The admission to the Attorney General’s office could compromise President Gustavo Petro’s position
The Colombian president and his two immediate predecessors are celebrating an International Court of Justice ruling
Gustavo Petro, Iván Duque and Juan Manuel Santos all dealt with Nicaragua’s case against the South American country at The Hague. Vice President Francia Márquez praised the ICJ ruling for paving the way to ‘improving the living conditions of the Raizal people’
From embracing Juan Guaidó to expelling him in the middle of the night: Colombia switches its stance on Venezuela
An international summit organized by President Gustavo Petro shows how the South American country’s foreign policy has drastically changed in recent months
Mario Vargas Llosa on Colombia elections: ‘They have voted badly. Let’s see what Petro does’
The Nobel Prize winner underscores that the country has a legal framework that the new president, a former guerrilla fighter, must respect