The agreement signed yesterday by the government and the FARC is one of the few pieces of good news in a tumultuous world. It is a historic achievement for Colombia, one that should be celebrated and recognized for putting to end to an armed conflict that has plagued the country for more than half a century.
Colombians savored a few moments of civility when they reelected President Juan Manuel Santos to a second four-year term.
In the year-long period from November 2013 to November 2014, presidential elections will occur in nine Latin American countries.
What is the outlook for Ecopetrol and the Colombian oil sector in the short to medium term?
A nasty – and surprising – election fight is playing out in Colombia. The recent years of peace and prosperity hang in the balance.
Issues, policies, and experience have hardly mattered as the campaign offered round after round of personal insults, accusations of illegal and unsavory behavior, and damning indictments of US leaders and institutions.
Cuts to Washington’s energy engagement could undermine the connections that help support U.S.–Latin American cooperation on issues from security to immigration. When it comes to weakening energy integration in the Americas, there are few winners.
Latin America inequality gap, economic integration, and infrastructure and education systems were among the issues spotlighted at the XVII Annual CAF Conference.
On August 7, an important chapter in Colombian-Venezuelan relations that has coincided with the presidencies of Alvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez will come to an end. These last eight years have been a rollercoaster, with moments of great tension but also occasional pragmatism.
Video
Forecasts indicate trouble may be on the horizon for the Andean countries. Commodity prices have leveled off and the days of double-digit growth in China seem to have ended.
Nothing succeeds in bringing a nation together — and in transcending sharp political differences — than disputes over national territory.
Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday approved and sent to the lower house of Congress the government’s renegotiated peace accord with the FARC rebels. How different is this peace deal from the earlier version that voters rejected?
Days after the Colombian government and the FARC rebels announced they had reached final peace accords, Post-Conflict Minister Rafael Pardo outlined a plan for new economic incentives for development as well as $400 million in investment in rural areas that were left largely undeveloped during the 52-year armed conflict. The government estimates that only 30 percent of the country’s food production capacity is being utilized. What does the proposed peace deal mean for Colombia’s food production?
Video
Michael Shifter gives live analysis on France24 as results begin to show that the No vote will win in Colombia’s peace referendum
Colombia has to remain competitive with other major producers such as Mexico to attract needed investment in extractive industries.
