Colombia

Colombia: Toward a national fracture?

The unprecedented contest between political extremes is testing Colombia’s democratic stability amid a context of growing polarization.

The Plan Colombia has fulfilled its purpose: now the country needs a new strategy

After transforming a country that once seemed on the brink of collapse, Colombia now faces the challenge of adapting its security policies to increasingly complex and transnational criminal threats.

Colombia, a divided country

The first round confirmed the country's polarization and left De la Espriella with an advantage heading into a runoff in which centrist votes will be decisive.

Politics shaken, it is time to think about a country for everyone

The shockwave produced by the first round of the presidential election was seismic. There was not a single political assumption left unquestioned. The message...

Presidential contenders in Colombia: what country do they want to govern? 

The final stretch of the Colombian presidential campaign has left the country caught between polarisation, political violence and rhetoric that undermines democratic coexistence.

The ridiculous war between Ecuador and Colombia

The diplomatic escalation between Ecuador and Colombia threatens to worsen the border crisis and affect thousands of citizens and traders in both countries.