The drug violence that erupted on January 9 in Ecuador’s Quito and Guayaquil sends an ominous message across Latin America, given the nation’s long standing reputation of stability in the region.
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Opinion: Letter from the CEO to Colombia Operations
The outcome of Colombia’s recent presidential election has many in the business community taking decisions regarding their future operations in the country.
Coronavirus: Humanity’s unrivaled “equalizer”
The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder to the world’s populations that nature ultimately dictates the future of our planet, not government nor man-made boundaries.
Editorial: President Duque and Bogotá’s Claudia López share common ground
Despite marked differences in leadership, President Duque and Bogotá’s Claudia López share common ground on security and transport infrastructure for the capital.
Editorial: Bogotá is strong
Despite a tumultuous end to 2019 with the national strike, Bogotanos have shown to be resilient when dealing with the fall-out of anti-government protests.
Editorial: Endangered ecosystems and Orange Economy that thinks green
President Iván Duque is pushing the Orange Economy to combat a host of environmental threats, including deforestation. Are digital ecosystems a smokescreen for failed infrastructure?
Editorial: When August fanned the flames
The wrath of the news maelstrom in August didn’t exclude Colombia from making world headlines after ex-FARC dissidents announced their return to arms.
Editorial: Colombia is a nation on the move
The improved security situation across Colombia is presenting many with the option of living in smaller cities, and that offer good quality of life and new-found business opportunities.
Editorial: The scourge of vandalism and incivility take hold of Bogotá
The recent attacks against brand new TransMilenio buses and destruction of historic landmarks during a farmers protest show how vulnerable Bogotá is to vandalism.
Editorial: From a border to broader chaos
Colombia’s Iván Duque has waged foreign policy capital on regime change in Venezuela. But, the arrival of Russian military experts to back Maduro will extend the migrant crisis and geopolitical stalemate.
Editorial: The final word for the Latin American left
As migrants flee abject poverty and crime across the region, Venezuela’s Maduro can use Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric to give the left in Latin America a voice with the electorate.
Duque and Trump: A shared vision
President Trump is scheduled to visit Colombia next month, at a time in which the country faces a surge in coca production. Counterpart Duque must prove he isn’t “just another Colombian president.”
Editorial: Showing our true colors
On the eve of the final match of FIFA World Cup Russia, Colombia may have been ousted too early, but the tournament gave us great moments and plenty of social media vitriol.
Editorial: A watershed year for Colombia
A final editorial of a year that consolidated a difficult peace process with FARC and faced legal hurdles in the Congress.
Editorial: A ‘Day of the Dead’ in Bogotá
Colombia wants tourism to be its post-conflict economic resource, but in order to achieve this, more needs to be done on the ground to keep visitors safe.
Editorial: The hats we wear as periodistas
As the Colombian conflict writes its final chapter, as journalists we must focus our profession on covering those stories that were sidetracked or shelved by the war.