Abelardo De La Espriella
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Needs More than Miracles as Earthquake Recovery Tests Its New President
One month after Colombia’s devastating earthquake, survivors face ruined homes, interrupted schooling and uncertain reconstruction funding. President Abelardo de la…
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Colombia’s First Month Under De la Espriella Tests Strength Against Crisis and War
One month into office, Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella has paired earthquake relief with military offensives and confrontations with judges.…
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Colombia Cannot Bomb Child Recruitment Out of the Jungle Alone
Colombia’s renewed air war in Guaviare promises security through overwhelming force. Yet the bodies of recruited teenagers expose a harder…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Ends Endless Peace Talks as Armed Groups Keep Growing
President Abelardo de la Espriella has closed three negotiating tables inherited from Gustavo Petro. The case rests on armed expansion,…
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Colombia’s Religious Freedom Depends on Keeping Presidential Power Firmly Secular
Colombia’s ordered presidential apology is more than courtroom theater. It tests whether a secular republic can welcome believers without conscripting…
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Colombian Tiger Roars as Failed Peace Talks Lose Their Grip
President Abelardo de la Espriella opened Colombia’s new era by ending armed-group talks, reviving crop fumigation and promising megajails. After…
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Colombia Tests Whether Civil Disobedience Defends Democracy or Defies It
On inauguration day, Colombia will stage two rival democratic rituals: Abelardo de la Espriella’s swearing-in in Cali and peaceful opposition…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Palestine and Israel Again
As Gustavo Petro exits and Abelardo de la Espriella prepares to govern, Colombia is attempting a risky diplomatic pivot: preserving…
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Colombia Can Decentralize Power Without Turning Government into Roadshow Theater
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to govern from Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bogotá could challenge Colombia’s stubborn centralism. Yet…
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Colombia President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s Vows Cut to Petro’s Peace Mirage as Violence Exposes the Fraud
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s vow to dismantle Total Peace is not vengeance. It is a course correction for a…
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