After six decades of fighting, it is estimated that almost 20% of Colombia’s population is a direct victim of the internal conflict, including almost nine million internally displaced people.
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Should Colombia ban Huawei from 5G networks?
Canada, UK, US, Australia and New Zealand have already put restrictions on the Chinese technology giant Huawei citing security concerns for 5G mobile users.
Stockholm+50: What’s worked with the UN’s environmental policy
The Stockholm Conference was a turning point in how countries thought about the natural world and the resources that all nations share.
Is Colombia ready for a hard-left Gustavo Petro presidency?
With less than 48-hours before 39 million Colombians head to the polls, the country is bracing for historic shift to the left should progressive candidate Gustavo Petro win the 2022 election.
I am not afraid of Mr.Petro (not too worried anyhow)
With two weeks to go before Colombians elect their next president, a likely Petro victory has the business community on edge given the candidate’s socialist agenda and hard-left reforms.
Should Colombia join China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
Colombia’s upcoming May 29 presidential election could send geopolitical shock waves as far East as China, could the country elect a hard-left candidate with Gustavo Petro,
The Kremlin’s interference in Colombia’s presidential election
International intelligence services has raised the alarm bells of the Kremlin’s interference in Colombia and objective to influence of the upcoming presidential election.
The geopolitics of Colombia’s historic 2022 election
Colombia enters the final month of a highly contested presidential election, amidst shifting geopolitical rivalries and candidates with opposing visions for the country’s future.
How the U.S became Putin’s useful pawn in Colombia
The influence of Russia as a regional player in Latin America goes beyond its military support of Venezuela to influencing the social media narrative of Colombia’s politics.
Remember it’s the country of COLOMBIA not…COLUMBIA
Entertainers, celebrities, reporters and even editors still confuse Colombia, Republic thereof with a plethora of towns called Columbia. Time to set the record straight.
Op-Ed: Colombia’s falling prey to populism and nobody’s paying attention.
The protests that beseiged Colombia during four months have proven how pandemic-hit democracies remain too exposed to the dangerous narratives of populist leaders.
Opinion: Colombia, “Aleppo of the Andes”?
Social media hysteria, fake news, spamming by K-poppers are just some of the tools Paro Nacional supporters are deviating constructive debate to end the crisis in Colombia.
Opinion: Power to the People
Trump’s incitement to violence with the March 6 storming of the U.S Capitol reveals the blurred lines between authoritarianism and democratic revolutions.
Bogotá unemployment at historic high, yet López continues tirade against Avianca
Mayor Claudia López continued her attacks against Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca despite the Colombian capital registering a historic high of 26% unemployment.
Bogotá’s rotating lockdown undermines its democratic identity
As cities around the world balance economic recovery with public health, Bogotá has spent almost four months in quarantine despite rising coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus pandemic puts leadership in Colombia to the test
The pandemic has shown a spirit of leadership and collaboration among many of Colombia’s public officials, while also exposing political opportunism and misinformation.