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Colombian Government Suspends ELN Ceasefire

January 6, 2023

The ELN—Colombia's largest active guerilla group—later replied with a statement issued on Tuesday claiming that they did not agree to such a ceasefire and ...
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Six Challenges Facing Colombia in 2023

Sergio Guzman | January 4, 2023

[2022] was not an easy year for anyone. Unfortunately, we cannot say that 2023 will be any easier. Here are the top risks that Colombia will face in 2023.
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Colombia and Venezuela Restore Diplomatic Ties After Three-Year Break

September 2, 2022

On Sunday, Venezuela’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rander Peña Ramírez welcomed the new Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, in Caracas, ...
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A resurgence of violence in Colombia

Henry Bacha | July 2, 2021

Last Friday, the helicopter of President of Colombia Iván Duque was struck by multiple bullets as it approached the airport of the city of Cúcuta, capital ...
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The currency of enmity: Why Colombians can’t find common ground on Uribe

Sergio Guzmán | August 11, 2020

The reactions to former President Álvaro Uribe's arrest hints toward deep divisions within the country, the body politic, and within families across Colombia.
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Political violence, state incapacity and post-peace agreement Colombia

Jerónimo Ríos Sierra | April 23, 2020

The rise of violence in Colombia highlights the complexity of implementing a peace agreement and how the absence of war does not necessarily guarantee peace.
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Turmoil in the Western Hemisphere

Douglas Farah and Caitlyn Yates | April 15, 2020

Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to ...
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Drug trafficking and Colombian ‘peace’

Mar Romero Sala | May 8, 2019

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 ...
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Colombia’s seeming never-ending violence

Jerónimo Ríos Sierra | February 8, 2019

The ELN may just have destroyed the possibility of peace in the long-troubled country, not just with the ELN but under the peace agreement with the FARC.
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