A BIG EARTHQUAKE REVEALS TWO VERY DIFFERENT COLOMBIAS / THE ECONOMIST

 Shaken A big earthquake reveals two very different Colombias The new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, took office three days before it ...

COLOMBIA`S NEW RIGHT-WING GOVERNMENT FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Colombia’s New Right-Wing Government Faces an Uphill Battle Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella inherits an economy constrain...

THE LEFT AIMS FOR AN ANDEAN COMEBACK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

The Left Aims for an Andean Comeback Elections in Peru and Colombia and riots in Bolivia test Latin American democracy. By  Mary Anastasia O...

COLOMBIA`S PIVOTAL , POLARISED ELECTION COULD NOT BE TIGHTER / THE ECONOMIST

Of tigers and terrorists Colombia’s pivotal, polarised election could not be tighter A Trump-loving populist is rising fast Presidential can...

INSIDE THE HOPELESS EFFORT TO QUASH COCAINE BY FORCE / THE ECONOMIST

Blow by blow Inside the hopeless effort to quash cocaine by force Commando raids in the Colombian jungle are little better than whack-a-mole...

DONALD TRUMP ASSERTS CONTROL OVER VENEZUELA -- AND ALL THE AMERICAS / THE ECONOMIST

America unbridled Donald Trump asserts control over Venezuela—and all the Americas But the president’s claim of dominance over the western h...

THE RAILROADING OF COLOMBIA´S ALVARO URIBE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL

The Railroading of Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe His trial has been marked by legal and judicial irregularities. By The Editorial Board Former Col...

HOW THE MAD, BAD MADURO REGIME CLINGS TO POWER / THE ECONOMIST

Venezuela’s election How the mad, bad Maduro regime clings to power Behind-the-scenes negotiations seek to ease him out of office For a man ...