Is ‘Paz Total’ Actually Total Failure?

The never-defined project of Paz Total appears to have had little to no effect on violence in Colombia, with things getting markedly worse recently...

Silence on the march, but not on social media

70 thousand people march in the centre of Bogotá following the assassination attempt last week on senator Miguel Uribe Turbay. The march was in...

Miguel Uribe Hospitalised After Assassination Attempt

Miguel Uribe Turbay speaking. Image courtesy of Wikicommons Presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in a critical state following the...

New corruption charges against Petro’s ex-Finance Minister and Chief of Staff

Corruption charges against Colombia’s ex-Finance Minister, Ricardo Bonilla, and former head of the Presidential Administrative Department (DAPRE),...

Petro pushes plebiscite before the masses at May Day march 

March in favor of the referendum. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Bogotá, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro took advantage of...

Despite demonstrations, Petro’s landmark labor law flops 

Protest in favour of labor reform. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Thousands marched in Bogotá today, March 18, as part of nationwide demonstrations...

2025 in Colombia: A year for surprises?

In what could well be a turbulent year, Colombia has little in the way of big events for 2025, but a number of things bubbling away under the...

Petro makes stand against Trump over migrants; Trump strikes back with travel bans and tariffs

Colombian president Gustavo Petro has issued a stern rebuke to his counterpart in the USA over treatment of migrants. Trump has responded by going...

Colombia’s Finance Minister resigns amid corruption scandal

Ricardo Bonilla. Image credit: Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia via Flickr Colombia’s Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla...

Don’t feed the troll: Polo Polo and the new politics

The Colombian congressman Miguel Polo Polo caused an immense amount of controversy last week when he filmed himself throwing away wellington boots...