Gustavo Petro

March 9, 2023
Jenaro Abraham

National Liberation Army Commander Aureliano Carbonell speaks about prospects for peace in the guerrilla organization’s second round of dialogues with the Colombian government.

February 8, 2023
Patricia Rodríguez

While lawmakers debate a proposed fracking prohibition, deepening struggles over the social and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction loom.

December 14, 2022
Joshua Collins

A history of broken promises and a lack of representation in the process dampen expectations of real change for residents in conflict zones.

December 1, 2022
Juan Rojas and Olivier Walther

The centerpiece of Petro’s "total peace," talks with the ELN will require considerable cooperation between Bogotá and Caracas.

August 9, 2022
Gabe Levine-Drizin and Margarita Martínez-Osorio

Building on longstanding struggles for land, organized campesinos are demanding an active role in the new administration’s agricultural policies.

May 30, 2022
Ociel Alí López

While Gustavo Petro secured a monumental first-round win, the historic defeat of conservativism does not guarantee a triumph for the Left in the second round.

May 28, 2022
Sita Bates

The leftist frontrunners in the May 29 presidential election have promised to prioritize environmental policies, including implementing a regional treaty to foster a sustainable economy.

March 23, 2022
Virginie Laurent

En Colombia, el candidato que lidera las encuestas tiene una tarea clave: canalizar el estallido social hacia un apoyo en las urnas.

November 16, 2018
Forrest Hylton, Aaron Tauss, and Juan Felipe Duque Agudelo

As Colombia under right-wing president Iván Duque promises to further roll back desperately-needed public university funding, a student movement is taking action against the deepening of neoliberal restructuring of public higher education in Colombia.

June 14, 2018
Erna von der Walde

In Sunday’s presidential elections, peace is on the ballot as a new nation takes shape.

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