Election analysis: Vargas Lleras gains influence, Uribismo takes hit

Beyond the short-term leadership changes at local and regional level, Sunday’s elections bring important consequences for the broad balance of...

With great power comes little accountability

Mike Mackenna casts a critical eye over the role of the Bogotá City Council The Bogotá city council has problems. A quarter of Bogotanos...

Chaos on Colombia-Venezuela border

[caption id="attachment_7734" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Venezuelan National Guard protecting the closed border at the Simón Bolívar...

Blowing a fuse over Isagen

[caption id="attachment_7304" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Isagen headquarters in Medellín. Photo: isagen.com.co[/caption] Mike Mackenna asks...

Police reform bill: Human rights on a slippery slope

[caption id="attachment_7021" align="aligncenter" width="960"] This could be a more common sight for many people if the proposed police reforms are...

Game of Thrones

As Colombia passes a major constitutional reform bill, Mike Mackenna analyses who won and who lost in this epic clash between the three branches of...

Illegal mining: better than cocaine

[caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="600"] 60 percent of the country’s illegal mines produce gold. Photo:...