Where’s the party? Is Colombia about to become Peru?

Ivan Duque

Democracy & Elections

Where’s the party? Is Colombia about to become Peru?

By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini / February 14, 2019

Ivan Duque’s low approval ratings have been blamed on missteps, migrants and a mentor that never seems to go away. But there are structural reasons too, and those aren’t likely to go away after his term.

Policymaking

Colombia’s seeming never-ending violence

By 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.

Democracy & Elections

Duque won the election, but Petro is also a winner

By Jerónimo Ríos Sierra / June 21, 2018

Gustavo Petro has reasons to be optimistic after his defeat. The left has a new presence in Colombian politics and could emerge stronger for the next elections.

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

In Colombia, false positives are a false start for peace

By Paul J. Angelo / May 31, 2018

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?

From the Classroom

Recapturing the mandate for peace in Colombia: Rural populations and elite fragmentation

By Ryan Garfinkel / May 25, 2018

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.