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LGBTQ Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: No Longer a Left-Right Issue

Robert Carlson | January 27, 2022

To understand why some LGBTQ movements in the region have stalled —and to advocate for future change—we have to look beyond party ideology.
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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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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 ghosts of future past

Pedro Pizano | June 17, 2018

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 ...
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In Colombia, false positives are a false start for peace

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

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 ...
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Colombian legislative election results showed just how popular the FARC is among Colombian voters

Lucas Perelló | March 15, 2018

Colombia’s congressional election and inter-party primaries point to the return of uribismo to the presidency. Meanwhile, despite international attention, ...
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