List of Colombia articles
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A boy holds a toy gun. Lockdowns Produced a New Generation of Child Soldiers
In Colombia, armed groups have treated the pandemic as a recruitment opportunity.
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Greicy Estefania, the 6-year-old daughter of ex-combatant Esmeralda Ranjel, and her friend Desiree ride their bicycles past a mural of female ex-combatants of the Colombian rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Pondores, Colombia, on Oct. 3. As Colombia’s Peace Crumbles, Female Guerrillas Wonder What’s Left for Them
Many joined the FARC to escape traditional gender roles. Now they’re being forced back.
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People protest the Brazilian president. The Pandemic’s Legacy Will Spur New Protests in Latin America
Increased economic inequality has only added to widespread discontent.
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Demonstrators use makeshift shields as they clash with riot police during a new protest against the government in Medellin, Colombia, on June 16. Solutions for Colombia’s Social Unrest Are in Short Supply
As negotiations between the government and the strike committee stall, what can Colombia expect in the last year of Duque’s presidency?
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Indigenous Minga leave the city of Cali, Colombia Colombia’s “Progress” Leaves Millions Behind
Black and Indigenous citizens have been excluded from the country’s narrative of growth.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest in Cali, Colombia, on April 29. In Colombia, Violence Against Protesters Is Exploding
The United States should invoke the Leahy Law to stop paying for it.
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Colombian Marine Infantry soldiers patrol the streets of Buenaventura, Colombia, on Feb. 10. In Colombia, Free Trade Has Come With More Violence
Nearly a decade after signing a deal with the United States, the future in cities like Buenaventura looks worse and worse.
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An admirer of Colombian crime boss Pablo Escobar places flowers on his grave on the anniversary of his death, at the Montesacro cemetery in Itagüí, near Medellín, Colombia on Dec. 2. Drug Cartels Are All Over Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok
Latin American criminal gangs have embraced social media and messaging platforms to spread narco culture and sell drugs.
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A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump rallies outside the "Latinos for Trump Roundtable" event at Trump National Doral Miami golf resort in Doral, Florida, on Sept. 25. In Florida, Many Colombian Americans Fear Biden Is Soft on Socialism
By painting Biden as a far-left sympathizer, Trump is getting a late-election bounce with Florida’s normally Democratic-leaning Colombian community.
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People protest against corruption in Lima on January 3, 2019. How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption
Latin American governments have a chance to model a better version of the inspector general, with even greater autonomy, to address graft in the public health sector.
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Children talk with soldiers in a municipality of Chocó, Colombia, on June 9, 2017. The area has grown used to the sight of heavily armed soldiers and continues to see swarms of villagers displaced by clashes between armed groups. In Colombia, the Pandemic Provides Fertile Ground for Illegal Armed Groups
Criminal bands and fighters are capitalizing on fear to expand their control in vulnerable communities.
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A protester holds a sign during a protest against corruption and hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic outside the presidential palace in Panama City, on June 25. Latin America’s Wave of Protests Was Historic—Then the Pandemic Arrived
The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region’s economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.
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A soldier stands guard as cocaine seized on the Atlantic coast of Honduras is incinerated on October 17, 2013. In Honduras, the U.S. War on Drugs Is Empowering Corrupt Elites
The Central American country has become a transit zone for drug traffickers and the center of a biofuel boom. Dispossessed indigenous groups are paying the price.
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Women chant slogans during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Medellín, Colombia Colombian Women Are Saying ‘Yes, We Can’
Colombia’s culture of machismo has created a backlash in the form of a new women’s political movement.
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Venezuelans line up to cross into Cúcuta, Colombia, on June 8. Don’t Let Venezuela’s Crisis Take Down Colombia Too
Washington should do more to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the region.
